Environmental Protection Citation, commencement and extent 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Environmental Protection (Duty of Care) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 and come into force on 1st March 2014. 2 These Regulations extend to Scotland only. Interpretation 2 1 In these Regulations— “the Act” means the Environmental Protection Act 1990; “transfer note” has the same meaning as in regulation 3(1); “transferor” and “transferee” mean, in relation to a transfer of controlled waste by a person who is subject to the duty in section 34(1) of the Act , the person who transfers the waste and the person who receives the waste; and “written description” means the written description for the purposes of section 34(1)(c)(ii) of the Act. 2 In these Regulations a reference to a document— a being in writing includes an electronic communication within the meaning of section 15 (general interpretation) of the Electronic Communications Act 2000 ; and b being signed means, where the document is in electronic form, an electronic signature (and “electronic signature” means data in electronic form which are attached to or logically associated with the document and which serve as a method of authentication). Transfer Notes 3 1 The transferor and the transferee must ensure that a document as described in paragraphs (3) and (4) is completed in writing and signed by each of them in respect of the waste being transferred (“a transfer note”). 2 A transfer note must be prepared at the same time as the written description is transferred in accordance with section 34(1)(c) of the Act. 3 A transfer note must— a give the name and address (including the postcode) of the transferor and the transferee; b give the date and place (including the postcode) of the transfer; c state whether the transferor is the producer of the waste; d state whether the transferor is the importer of the waste; e describe the type, composition and quantity of the waste being transferred (including, where the waste is in a container, the type of container); f identify the waste being transferred by reference to the appropriate six-digit code in the European Waste Catalogue; and g identify the activity carried out by the transferor in respect of the waste being transferred by reference to the SIC code for that activity. 4 A transfer note must where the transferor or transferee is a person described in column 1 of the Table— a state that the transferor or transferee is such a person; and b include the additional information where specified in column 2 of the Table. TABLE Category of person Additional information A waste collection authority. A person who holds a— waste management licence under section 35 of the Act ; or disposal licence under section 5 of the Control of Pollution Act 1974 . If the waste being transferred is to be kept, treated or disposed of by that person, the relevant licence number and the name of the licensing authority. A person who holds a permit under the Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations 2012 which authorises the carrying out of a specified waste management activity within the meaning of those Regulations. A person to whom section 33(1)(a) and (b) of the Act does not apply by virtue of regulations under subsection (3) of that section. A person registered as a carrier of controlled waste under— section 2 of the Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989 ; or paragraph 12 of Part I of Schedule 4 to the Waste Management Licensing (Scotland) Regulations 2011 . The name of the waste regulation authority with whom that person is registered and the registration number. 5 In this regulation— “European Waste Catalogue” means the list set out in Commission Decision 2000/532/EC establishing a list of wastes, as that instrument may be amended from time to time; and “SIC code” means the code for an activity in the UK Standard Industrial Classification of Economic Activities 2007 (SIC 2007) , as amended from time to time. Special waste: exception to requirement to prepare a transfer note 4 Regulation 3 does not apply where— a the waste transferred is special waste within the meaning of the Special Waste Regulations 1996 ; and b a consignment note (and if appropriate schedule) is completed and dealt with in accordance with those Regulations. Duty to keep a written description of waste or a transfer note 5 The transferor and the transferee must keep the written description and the transfer note (or copies of them) for a period of two years from the date of transfer of the waste. Duty to produce a written description of waste or a transfer note 6 1 A competent authority may request any person required to keep a written description, or a transfer note under regulation 5, to produce the description or note (or a copy) to that authority. 2 The person must produce the description or note (or the copy) as soon as is reasonably practicable, and in any case— a within 7 days from the date of the request; or b such longer period as is permitted by that authority. 3 The description or note (or copy) must be— a given to an officer of that authority; or b sent to the address specified by that authority when making the request. 4 In this regulation, “competent authority” means— a the Scottish Environment Protection Agency; or b a waste collection authority for the purposes of Part 2 of the Act . Revocation 7 The Environmental Protection (Duty of Care) Regulations 1991 are revoked. RICHARD LOCHHEAD A member of the Scottish Government St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 8th January 2014