A temporary regulatory position statement to support the management of shipment of sealed sources and other relevant sources under Council Regulation (EURATOM) 1493/93 during the COVID-19 public health emergency has been developed for Scotland.
SEPA expects people to have business continuity arrangements in place to ensure compliance with their SEPA permit or other environmental regulatory requirements during EU Exit and COVID-19. We are clear we expect everyone we regulate to continue to comply with Scotland’s environmental laws.
Where compliance with a SEPA Permit or other regulatory requirement is not possible for an individual site(s), a type of activity or for a sector, we may temporarily take a regulatory position that any failure to comply with those requirements will not be treated as a non-compliance for compliance assessment or enforcement purposes. This will be where that non-compliance is unavoidable and solely as a direct result of the impact of EU Exit or COVID-19 and will not lead to significant environmental harm.
We are only likely to consider taking a temporary regulatory position if the person contacts us at an early stage to advise us of a non-compliance or potential non-compliance, and we are satisfied that:
If we take a temporary regulatory position we expect the person to:
SEPA expects people to have business continuity arrangements in place to ensure compliance with their SEPA permit or other environmental regulatory requirements during EU Exit and COVID-19. We are clear we expect everyone we regulate to continue to comply with Scotland’s environmental laws.
Where compliance with a SEPA Permit or other regulatory requirement is not possible for an individual site(s), a type of activity or for a sector, we may temporarily take a regulatory position that any failure to comply with those requirements will not be treated as a non-compliance for compliance assessment or enforcement purposes. This will be where that non-compliance is unavoidable and solely as a direct result of the impact of EU Exit or COVID-19 and will not lead to significant environmental harm.
We recognise that in some cases operators may be unable to comply with the requirements of their licence, permit or authorisation for reasons beyond their control.
To enable sealed sources and other relevant sources of radioactive substances to continue to move both in and out of Scotland, we have adopted a temporary regulatory position that applies to the management of the shipment of sealed sources and other relevant sources under Council Regulation (EURATOM) 1493/93.
The temporary regulatory position applies to the use of scanned signatures in documentation relating to the shipment of sealed sources within Europe.
This temporary regulatory position statement only applies in Scotland.
Let us know as soon as possible if you think that you may not be able to comply with the conditions of your authorisation.
You should advise both your site inspector, by normal routes, and email us, using our online contact form, with details of the circumstances and any alternative arrangements that you are putting in place in accordance with standard condition A9.