These Regulations specify, in the Schedule, enactments for the purposes of section 40 of the Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014. Section 40(6) of the Act provides the Scottish Ministers with a power to specify enactments for the purposes of a defence to section 40(1). Section 40(1) of the Act creates offences relating to causing significant environmental harm. The enactments in the Schedule cover a range of environmental authorisations, registrations, permits or exemptions. These include: landfill permits, waste management licence, discharge permits, authorisations under the Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Regulations 2011, authorisations regarding nuclear power.
المملكة المتحدة لبريطانيا العظمى وآيرلندا الشمالية · 2014-11-19