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Regulations

Sites in Grangemouth are generally regulated by SEPA under one or more of the following regimes. Some of the larger industrial sites have other relevant regulations, which are detailed in the individual site section.

Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations 2012 - PPC

• PPC/A/ in a licence number means this site is regulated under PPC Part A. These are generally larger industrial activities, potentially involving discharges to land, air and water, and include activities such as energy production, mineral activities, fertiliser production and certain types of waste management.
• PPC/B/ in a licence number means this site is regulated under PPC Part B - These are generally smaller scale activities. More detail on Part B activities in available in Schedule 1 of the Regulations.
• PPC/E/ means licence was issued in SEPA's East region. This is generally for older licences.

The Waste Management Licensing (Scotland) Regulations 2011 - WML

The majority of waste management facilities are licensed by way of a Waste Management Licence. Some facilities some may also have a PPC permit, or may operate under an exemption.

The Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Regulations 2011 - known as CAR

The CAR Regulations cover any activity that removes water from the environment (abstraction), discharges to the water environment (including waste products, chemicals, oil and sewage), and engineering works in inland waters.

Control of Major Accident Hazard (COMAH) Regulations 1999

Some of the sites in Grangemouth are also regulated under the COMAH Regulations, which are jointly regulated, by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and SEPA as the Competent Authority. Qualifying establishments are divided into Lower Tier and Upper Tier establishments based on quantities of dangerous substances held on the site.

Further information on COMAH is available on the Health and Safety Executive website

Public Information about Establishments that are covered by the COMAH Regulations can be found at COMAH 2015 public information webpage.

In addition to carrying out routine regular inspections under both PPC and COMAH, SEPA has a duty to carry out investigations into incidents under both regulatory regimes. SEPA focuses on the environmental aspects of incidents although there is often an overlap with safety aspects considered under COMAH by the HSE.