Radioactive Contaminated Land (Scotland) Regulations 2007: statutory guidance

November 2007
Paper SE/2007/168

Environmental Protection Act 1990: Part IIA Contaminated Land

The Radioactive Contaminated Land (Scotland) Regulations 2007

Statutory Guidance

1. I am directed by the Scottish Ministers to issue this statutory guidance on the application of The Radioactive Contaminated Land (Scotland) Regulations 2007.

2. The detailed provisions of the Statutory Guidance are made under sections 78A(2), 78A(5), 78A(6) and 78BB(4) of Part IIA of the Environmental Protection Act 1990.

3. Section 78YA(1) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 requires that before the Scottish Ministers can issue any guidance under Part IIA, they must consult the Scottish Environment Protection Agency and such other persons as they consider it appropriate to consult.

4. In addition, section 78YA requires the Scottish Ministers to lay a draft of any guidance they propose to issue under sections 78A(2), 78A(5), 78A(6) and 78BB(4) before the Scottish Parliament for 40 days. This guidance now issued was laid in draft before the Scottish Parliament on 16 November 2007.

Any queries on this guidance should be addressed to

e-mail: RadioactiveWasteTeam@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
fax: 0131 244 0245
telephone 0131 244 0392