The majority of SEPA charging schemes are made under powers given in the Environment Act 1995 to charge for environmental licences, and to recover the costs of carrying out SEPA functions. In addition powers to charge are contained within the relevant regulations e.g. Control of Major Accident Hazards (COMAH).
The legal schemes provide details of the structure of the scheme and prices at the date the scheme came into force. To view these visit "Current Legal Schemes" for the current scheme or "Previous Legal Schemes" for archived information.
The prices for all SEPA charging schemes will be updated annually by Retail Price Index (RPI) and a summary of the fees and charges for current and previous years can be found in our Summary Charging Booklets.
Where fees are set in the regulations these remain at these levels unless superseded by SEPA charging schemes or subject to changes in the regulations. For more information visit "Fees Contained in the Regulations"
In the event that SEPA prices have to increase by more than RPI, or a scheme requires other changes, a public consultation is held. This consultation brings any changes to the notice of any persons likely to be affected by them. All changes which have been the subject of consultation have to be approved by the Scottish Minister before SEPA can implement them.
If you want to know more about this visit Charging Scheme Transparency
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