Trade Effluent (Asbestos) (Scotland) Regulations 1993

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 1993/1446
Year1993

1993 No. 1446 (S.190)

PUBLIC HEALTH, SCOTLAND

The Trade Effluent (Asbestos) (Scotland) Regulations 1993

Made 9th June 1993

Laid before Parliament 9th June 1993

Coming into force 30th June 1993

The Secretary of State, being a Minister designated(1) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(2) in relation to the prevention, reduction and elimination of pollution of water, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by that section and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation, commencement, extent and interpretation
S-1 Citation, commencement, extent and interpretation

Citation, commencement, extent and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Trade Effluent (Asbestos) (Scotland) Regulations 1993, shall come into force on 30th June 1993 and shall extend to Scotland only.

(2) In these Regulations–

the 1968 Act” means the Sewerage (Scotland) Act 1968(3);

“asbestos” means any of the following fibrous silicates, namely, crocidolite, actinolite, anthophyllite, chrysotile, amosite and tremolite;

“local authority” has the same meaning as in the 1968 Act;

and other expressions used in the 1968 Act or in Council Directive 87/217/EEC(4) shall have the same meaning respectively as in that Act or Directive.

(3) Any reference in these Regulations–

(a)

(a) to a numbered regulation is a reference to the regulation so numbered in these Regulations;

(b)

(b) to a numbered paragraph is a reference to the paragraph so numbered in the regulation in which the reference is made.

Discharges of asbestos effluent to public sewers

Discharges of asbestos effluent to public sewers

S-2 It shall be the duty of every local authority and of the...

2.—(1) It shall be the duty of every local authority and of the Secretary of State, in exercising their respective functions under Part II of the 1968 Act (trade effluents), to secure that the requirements of the following paragraphs are met.

(2) As far as reasonably practicable and using the best available techniques not entailing excessive cost, including where appropriate recycling or treatment, asbestos discharges into the aquatic environment shall be reduced at source and prevented.

(3) Subject to paragraph (4), all aqueous effluent arising in the manufacture of asbestos cement shall be recycled.

(4) Where such recycling as is mentioned in the preceding paragraph is not economically feasible, the disposal of liquid waste containing asbestos shall not result in pollution of the aquatic environment.

(5) Any consent given under Part II of the 1968 Act for the disposal of liquid waste containing asbestos shall impose conditions–

(a)

(a) setting a limit value of 30 grams of total suspended matter per cubic metre of aqueous effluent discharged;

(b)

(b) specifying the volume of discharges into water of the total quantity of suspended matter discharged per tonne of product taking account of the specific situation of the premises concerned; and

(c)

(c) requiring measurements to be taken at regular intervals of the discharges of aqueous effluent from the premises in accordance with the sampling and analysis procedures and methods described in the Schedule to these Regulations or in accordance with any other procedure or method which gives equivalent results.

(6) Subject to paragraph (7), all aqueous effluent arising in the manufacture of asbestos paper or board shall be recycled.

(7) Nothing in the preceding paragraph shall prohibit the discharge of such effluent during routine cleaning or maintenance of the premises concerned provided that the effluent contains not more than 30 grams of suspended matter per cubic metre of water, and accordingly such discharge may be authorised under Part II of the 1968 Act.

(8) Any consent given under Part II of the 1968 Act for the purposes of paragraph (7) shall include the condition specified in paragraph (5)(c).

S-3 Section 36(4) of the 1968 Act shall be disapplied in any case...

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