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39.—(1) The secure storage at a pharmacy or at the premises of a medical, nursing or veterinary practice or a needle exchange facility, of the wastes listed in Table 15 (including those which are special waste) which have been returned to those places from care services, households or by individuals if—
(a) the total quantity of such returned waste at the pharmacy or premises does not at any time exceed 10 cubic metres;
(b) the total amount of such waste returned in any 24 hour period does not exceed 5 kilograms or, as the case may be, 5 litres; and
(c) any waste so returned to the pharmacy or premises is not stored there for longer than 3 months.
(2) The secure storage at the premises of a medical, nursing or veterinary practice of the wastes listed in Table 15 (including special waste) produced in carrying on that practice if—
(a) in the case of liquid waste, it is stored in a secure container and the total volume of that waste does not at any time exceed 23,000 litres;
(b) in any other case, either—
(i) it is stored in a secure container and the total volume of that waste does not at any time exceed 80 cubic metres; or
(ii) it is stored in a secure place and the total volume of that waste does not at any time exceed 50 cubic metres; and
(c) no such waste is stored at those premises for longer than one year.
(3) In the case of any waste batteries, secure storage under sub-paragraph (1) or (2) must take place in accordance with the treatment conditions.
(4) In this paragraph, “care services” has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001
(a) the total quantity of such returned waste at the pharmacy or premises does not at any time exceed 10 cubic metres;
(b) the total amount of such waste returned in any 24 hour period does not exceed 5 kilograms or, as the case may be, 5 litres; and
(c) any waste so returned to the pharmacy or premises is not stored there for longer than 3 months.
(2) The secure storage at the premises of a medical, nursing or veterinary practice of the wastes listed in Table 15 (including special waste) produced in carrying on that practice if—
(a) in the case of liquid waste, it is stored in a secure container and the total volume of that waste does not at any time exceed 23,000 litres;
(b) in any other case, either—
(i) it is stored in a secure container and the total volume of that waste does not at any time exceed 80 cubic metres; or
(ii) it is stored in a secure place and the total volume of that waste does not at any time exceed 50 cubic metres; and
(c) no such waste is stored at those premises for longer than one year.
(3) In the case of any waste batteries, secure storage under sub-paragraph (1) or (2) must take place in accordance with the treatment conditions.
(4) In this paragraph, “care services” has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001
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