Environmental Protection Citation, commencement and extent 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2014, and come into force on 30th October 2014. 2 These Regulations extend to Scotland only. Interpretation 2 In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations” means the Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations 2012 . Amendment of the principal Regulations 3 The principal Regulations are amended in accordance with regulations 4 to 14. Interpretation: enactments etc. 4 In regulation 3 (interpretation: enactments etc.), after the definition of “EIA Directive” insert— “ Energy Efficiency Directive ” means Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on energy efficiency, amending Directives 2009/125/EC and 2010/30/EU and repealing Directives 2004/8/EC and 2006/32/EC , . Designation as competent authority 5 In regulation 10 (SEPA: designation as competent authority), after “Directive” insert “and Article 14(5) to (8) of the Energy Efficiency Directive”. Schedule 1 activities 6 After regulation 20 (schedule 1 activities) insert— Schedule 1A: Energy Efficiency Directive 20A Schedule 1A has effect. . Solvents: conditions 7 For regulation 34 (solvents: conditions), substitute— Solvents: conditions 34 SEPA must include in a permit to operate a solvents installation— a such conditions as SEPA considers necessary to give effect to the provisions of Chapter V of and Annex VII to the Industrial Emissions Directive, and b a condition requiring the operator to inform SEPA, without delay, of any incident or accident significantly affecting the environment. . Permits: surrender of a Part A permit 8 In regulation 48(8)(c) (permits: surrender of a Part A permit), after “its” omit “the”. Offences 9 In regulation 67 (offences)— a after paragraph (1)(f) insert— fa to contravene paragraph 7 of Schedule 1A, ; and b in paragraph (2), after “(f)” insert “, (fa)”. Activities and installations and mobile plant 10 In Schedule 1 (activities and installations and mobile plant)— a in Part 1 (activities)— i in Part B of Section 1.1 (combustion), after paragraph (b) insert— c Burning any fuel in a combination of appliances with a total rated thermal input of more than 20 megawatts and less than 50 megawatts in an installation to which Schedule 1A applies. ; ii at the end of Part B of Section 1.1 insert— Interpretation of Part B For the purposes of paragraph (c) of Part B— a “ appliance ” means a boiler, furnace, gas turbine or compression ignition engine, and b fuel is burned in a combination of appliances where two or more appliances are operated on the same site. ; iii in Section 5.3 (disposal or recovery of hazardous waste), in paragraph (a) of Part A, after “Chapter” insert “or in Part 1 of Schedule 2”; iv in Section 5.4 (disposal, recovery or a mix of disposal or recovery of non-hazardous waste), in paragraph (a)(iii) of Part A after “pre-treatment” insert “of”; and v in Section 6.6 (timber activities)— aa in Part A, after “products” omit “wood”; and bb in the definition of “relevant activity” for “planning” substitute “planing”; and b in Part 2 (interpretation of Schedule), in paragraph 2(2) for “Paragraph” substitute “Sub-paragraph”. Schedule 1A 11 After Schedule 1 insert Schedule 1A as specified in the Schedule. Grant of permits 12 In Schedule 4 (grant of permits), in paragraph 20(2)(c) for “period of 28” substitute “day period”. Variation of permits 13 In Schedule 7 (variation of permits)— a in paragraph 2(2), for “(1)” substitute “(3)”; and b in paragraph 4— i for sub-paragraph (1) substitute— 1 Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) and (3), this paragraph applies where— a an application for variation is made under regulation 46 that will, if granted, authorise a substantial change in operation of an installation or mobile plant, b SEPA proposes to serve a variation notice for a variation that will authorise— i a substantial change in operation of an installation or mobile plant, or ii a variation of a permit for a Part A installation as a result of a review under regulation 44(1)(a), or c SEPA makes a determination that this paragraph applies to a proposed variation. ; and ii in sub-paragraph (8)(b) for “landfall” substitute “landfill”. Savings and transitional provisions 14 In Schedule 10 (savings and transitional provisions)— a in paragraph 3(2)(b), for “in” where it second occurs substitute “before”; b in paragraph 5, in row 1 of Table 1, for “(c)(ii)” substitute “(d)”; c in paragraph 7(1), for “2011” substitute “2001”; d in paragraph 11— i in sub-paragraph (1), after “installation” insert “or a solvents installation”; and ii in sub-paragraph (2)(a)(i), after “incident” insert “or accident”; and e in paragraph 13(2), for “(2) and (3)” substitute “(3) and (4)”. PAUL WHEELHOUSE Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 8th October 2014