On approving the Controlled Activities Regulations (CAR), the Scottish Parliament set in place a transitional period to enable those who currently own/operate abstractions, impoundments and point source discharges to apply for a CAR authorisation.

The transitional period is from 1 July 2005 until 31 March 2006 and we will begin accepting transfer application forms from 1 October 2005.

• All COPA consents subject to the subsistence charging scheme are required to apply to transfer to CAR and identify a responsible person by 31 March 2006.

• All other COPA consents are deemed to have applied for transfer to CAR and are deemed to be registered.  Existing conditions will be retained, and details maintained on the COPA Register.  SEPA will review these registrations and transfer some activities into licences.

• All abstractions and impoundments not covered by the GBR must apply for authorisation between 1 October 2005 and 31 March 2006.

• All controlled activities which are covered by a PPC permit, and RSA authorisation and a WM licence are deemed to be authorised under CAR.  The Regulations impose a requirement to review such existing authorisations to ensure that they are CAR compliant by 2010.   Any new determinations of applications or reviews under PPC, RSA and WML must ensure compliance with CAR.
  
  
  

Further information on the transitional period can be found here.



Are you regulated under IPC or PPC?  Click here for information on how the transitional period may affect you.