The Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025 Final Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment
The Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment (BRIA) for The Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025
Section 5: Next steps and implementation
Recommendations/ preferred options
The option that the 2025 Regulations represent has been developed following extensive stakeholder engagement. The do nothing option (1) does not meet the objectives of the integrated authorisation framework the EASR 2018 represents and the associated environmental benefits. Scottish Ministers are content to progress the 2025 Regulations as drafted, informed by the extensive engagement with stakeholders.
Implementation considerations/ plan
The 2025 Regulations will be laid in draft in the Scottish Parliament on 20 November 2024 and, provided that they are approved of, will enter into force in 2025. The regulations include provision to ensure transitional arrangements are in place to allow businesses sufficient time to adjust to these new requirements, as follows.
| Activity | Specified date |
|---|---|
| Application of sewage sludge to land | June 2025 |
| Carbon capture, utilisation and storage | April 2027 |
| Non-waste anaerobic digestion | April 2028 |
| Electricity generators (with an aggregated rated thermal input of 1 MW or more at a single site) | January 2029 |
Post implementation review
The 2018 Regulations and the integrated authorisation framework included within those regulations will be amended from time to time in line with advances in technology and as need arises.
Contact
Email: Chemicals@gov.scot
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