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Annex C
Relevant Legislation

This annex provides a list of primary legislation and Regulation likely to be relevant to site clearance operations in Scotland. It is not intended to be exhaustive, nor should it be considered a substitute for authoritative advice.

Legislation

Agency for further advice:

Civil Contingencies Act 2004
Contingency Planning (Scotland) Regulations, 2005

Scottish Government
SCGs
Category 1 & 2 Responders

Fire (Scotland) Act, 2005
Environmental Liabilities Directive, 2006

FRS

Local Government & Finance (Scotland) Act
The Building (Scotland) Act, 2003
The Building (Scotland) Regulations, 2004
Building (Procedure)(Scotland) Regulations, 2004
Factories Act, 1961
Road Traffic (Scotland) Act,
Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act, 1997
Planning (Listed Buildings & Conservation Areas)(Scotland) Act, 1997
Dangerous Substances and Explosives Atmosphere Regulations, 2002
Disability Discrimination Act, 1995
Local Government (Scotland) Act 2003
Environmental Protection Act 1990 - Part 11A
Environmental Protection Act 1990 (Part 3 - Statutory Nuisances)
Environment Act 1995 (Part 4 - Air Quality)
Contaminated Land (Scotland) Regulations 2006

Local Authorities

Health & Safety at Work, etc Act, 1974
The Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations, 1999
Manual Handling Operations Regulations, 1992
Noise at Work Regulations, 1989
The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations, 1999 ( COSHH)
The Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations ( CAWR)
Construction (Design and Management) Regulations, Regulations, 1994
Construction (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations, 2004
The Radiation (Emergency Preparedness and Public Information) Regulations ( REPPIR) 2001

HSE

Environmental Protection Act, 1990 (Part 1)- Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations, 2000
Environmental Protection Act, 1990 (Part 2)- Waste Management Licensing Regulations, 1994, as amended- Special Waste Regulations, 1996, as amended- The Environment Protection (Duty of Care) Regulations, 1991
Environment Act 1995
The Controlled Waste Regulations, 1992
The Controlled Waste (Registration of Carriers and Seizure of Vehicles) Regulations, 1991
Water Environment (Controlled Activities)(Scotland) Regulations, 2005, as amended
Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act, 2003
Landfill (Scotland) Regulations, 2003
Contaminated Land (Scotland) Regulations 2005
Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations, 1999 ( COMAH)
Radioactive Substances Act, 1993 (as amended) and associated Exemption Orders
Transfrontier Shipment of Radioactive Waste Regulations 1994
Radioactive Substances (Basic Safety Standards) (Scotland) Regulations 2000
High-activity Sealed Radioactive Sources and Orphan Sources Regulations 2005

SEPA

Water (Scotland) Act,
Sewerage (Scotland) Act, 1968
The Security and Emergency Measures (Scottish Water) (Scotland) Direction, 2002

Scottish Water

Radioactive Material (Definition of Radioactive Material) Order 2002
Radioactive Material (Road Transfer) Regulations 2002

Department for Transport

Food and Emergency Prevention Act 1985

Food Standards Agency

The Animal By-Products (Scotland) Regulations, 2003

Animal Health

THIS CHAPTER TO BE REVIEWED BY DECEMBER 2009

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