Executive Note SSI 2009/378 Executive Note to the Planning (Control of Major-Accident Hazards) (Scotland) Regulations 2009. SSI 2009/378

Publication Year

2009

Document Status

Current

Abstract

Relates to the Planning (Control of Major-Accident Hazards) (Scotland) Regulations 2009. SSI 2009/378, which increase the range of dangerous substances for which consent must be obtained for storage or processing; the definition of these substances; and the amounts allowed before consent must be obtained. Also extends the requirement for plan making authorities to include public buildings and major transport routes when taking into account the need to maintain appropriate distances between sites storing and processing dangerous substances.

Document History

Prepared by the Scottish Government.

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