Why the Waste Incineration (Scotland) Regulations 2003 classified small domestic or commercial oil burners in the same category as oil-fire…

The Waste Incineration (Scotland)Regulations 2003 were made to fulfil the Executive’s obligations under theEuropean Directive on the incineration of waste (EC 2000-76-EC). The directivedefines incineration plant as a stationary or mobile technical unit andequipment dedicated to the thermal treatment of wastes. The directive has no deminimis threshold. The Executive believes that any piece of equipment, suchas a small waste oil burner, that has been specifically designed or adapted forcombustion of materials falls within the meaning of technical unit and,therefore, within the scope of the Waste Incineration Directive.
The Waste Incineration (Scotland)Regulations 2003 apply only to industrial or commercial premises. Domesticwaste oil burners are, consequently, outside the scope of the regulations.