Schedule 16, paragraph 2(7)

A person shall not, otherwise than in respect of the entry of any poisonous, noxious or polluting matter into any controlled waters, be guilty of an offence under section 30F above by reason of his depositing the solid refuse of a mine or quarry on any land so that it falls or is carried into inland waters if— he deposits the refuse on the land with the consent of SEPA; no other site for the deposit is reasonably practicable; and he takes all reasonably practicable steps to prevent the refuse from entering those inland waters.

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