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An Act to provide for the registration of carriers of controlled waste and to make further provision with respect to the powers exercisable in relation to vehicles shown to have been used for illegal waste disposal.
1 Offence of transporting controlled waste without registering.
(1) Subject to the following provisions of this section, it shall be an offence for any person who is not a registered carrier of controlled waste, in the course of any business of his or otherwise with a view to profit, to transport any controlled waste to or from any place in Great Britain.
(c) the transport by air or sea of controlled waste from a place in Great Britain to a place outside Great Britain.
(b) without prejudice to paragraph (a) above, he is a person in relation to whom the prescribed requirements under the law of any other member State are satisfied.
(5) A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
(6) In this section “emergency”, in relation to the transport of any controlled waste, means any circumstances in which, in order to avoid, remove or reduce any serious danger to the public or serious risk of damage to the environment, it is necessary for the waste to be transported from one place to another without the use of a registered carrier of such waste.
I1 S. 1 wholly in force; s. 1(3) in force at 16.07.1991 see s. 11(2) and S.I. 1991/1618, art. 2(a); and s. 1 fully in force at 1.4.1992 by S.I. 1991/1618, art. 4.
(1) Subject to section 3 below, the Secretary of State may by regulations make provision for the registration of persons with [F4 disposal authorities] [F4 regulation authorities] as carriers of controlled waste and, for that purpose, for the establishment and maintenance by such authorities, in accordance with the regulations, of such registers as may be prescribed.
(e) provide that the provision by a [F4 disposal authority] [F4 regulation authority] to a registered carrier of such copies of a certificate of registration as are provided in addition to the certificate provided [F7 free of charge] in pursuance of provision made by virtue of paragraph (c) above is to be made subject to the payment of a charge imposed under the regulations.
F9 (e). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(d) requiring such an authority, on payment of such charges as may be imposed under the regulations, to provide such copies of the contents of any such register to any person applying for a copy as may be prescribed.
(5) Subsections (2) [F14 to (4) [F14 to (4B) ] ] above are without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1) above.
I2 S. 2 wholly in force at 16.07.1991 see s. 11(2) and S.I. 1991/1618, art. 2(a).
3 Restrictions on power under section 2.
(b) the applicant or another relevant person has been convicted of a prescribed offence and, in the opinion of the authority, it is undesirable for the applicant to be authorised to transport controlled waste.
but registration in accordance with any regulations under that section shall cease to have effect after such period as may be prescribed or if the registered carrier gives written notice requiring the removal of his name from the register.
(3) Regulations under section 2 above may require every registration in respect of a business which is or is to be carried on by a partnership to be a registration of all the partners and to cease to have effect if any of the partners ceases to be registered or if any person who is not registered becomes a partner.
(b) where that person has indicated, within that period, that he does not intend to make or continue with an appeal.
(ii) was a director, manager, secretary or other similar officer of another body corporate at a time when a prescribed offence [F22 for] [F22 of] which that other body corporate has been convicted was committed.
(6) In determining for the purposes of any provision made by virtue of subsection (1) or (2) above whether it is desirable for any individual to be or to continue to be authorised to transport controlled waste, a [F15 disposal authority] [F15 regulation authority] shall have regard, in a case in which a person other than the individual has been convicted of a prescribed offence, to whether that individual has been a party to the carrying on of a business in a manner involving the commission of prescribed offences.
F17 S. 3(5)(aa) inserted (S.) (30.6.2014) by Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 3), ss. 47(a), 61(2); S.S.I. 2014/160, art. 2(1)(2), Sch.
F18 Word in s. 3(5) repealed (S.) (30.6.2014) by Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 3), ss. 47(b), 61(2); S.S.I. 2014/160, art. 2(1)(2), Sch.
F19 S. 3(5)(ba) inserted (S.) (30.6.2014) by Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 3), ss. 47(c), 61(2); S.S.I. 2014/160, art. 2(1)(2), Sch.
F20 Word in s. 3(5)(c) repealed (S.) (30.6.2014) by Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 3), ss. 47(d)(i), 61(2); S.S.I. 2014/160, art. 2(1)(2), Sch.
F21 S. 3(5)(c)(ia) inserted (S.) (30.6.2014) by Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 3), ss. 47(d)(ii), 61(2); S.S.I. 2014/160, art. 2(1)(2), Sch.
F22 Word in s. 3(5)(c)(ii) substituted (S.) (30.6.2014) by Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 3), ss. 47(d)(iii), 61(2); S.S.I. 2014/160, art. 2(1)(2), Sch.
I3 S. 3 wholly in force; s. 3 in force for certain purposes at 16.07.1991 see s. 11(2) and S.I. 1991/1618, art. 2(b); and s. 3 fully in force at 14.10.1991 by S.I. 1991/1618, art. 3.
4 Appeals against refusal of registration etc.
and for the purposes of this subsection the relevant period is two months or, except in the case of an application for the renewal of his registration by a person who is already registered, such longer period as may be agreed between the applicant and the disposal authority in question.
(2) A person whose registration as a carrier of controlled waste has been revoked may appeal against the revocation to the Secretary of State.
(3) On an appeal under this section the Secretary of State may, as he thinks fit, either dismiss the appeal or give the [F23 disposal authority] [F23 regulation authority] in question a direction to register the appellant or, as the case may be, to cancel the revocation.
(4) Where on an appeal made by virtue of subsection (1) (b) above the Secretary of State dismisses an appeal, he shall direct the [F23 disposal authority] [F23 regulation authority] in question not to register the appellant.
(5) It shall be the duty of a [F23 disposal authority] [F23 regulation authority] to comply with any direction under this section.
(6) The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision as to the manner in which and time within which an appeal under this section is to be made and as to the procedure to be followed on any such appeal.
that registration shall continue in force, notwithstanding the expiry of the prescribed period or the revocation, until the appeal is disposed of.
(c) the [F23 disposal authority] [F23 regulation authority] comply with any direction of the Secretary of State to renew the appellant’s registration or to cancel the revocation.
I4 S. 4 wholly in force; s. 4(6) in force at 16.07.1991 see s. 11(2) and S.I. 1991/1618, art. 2(a); and s. 4 fully in force at 14.10.1991 by S.I. 1991/1618, art. 3.
(b) search any vehicle that appears to him to be a vehicle which is being or has been used for transporting that waste, carry out tests on anything found in any such vehicle and take away for testing samples of anything so found.
(2) Nothing in subsection (1) above shall authorise any person other than a constable in uniform to stop a vehicle on any road.
(3) Subject to the following provisions of this section, a person who is required by virtue of this section to produce an authority for transporting controlled waste shall do so by producing it forthwith to the person making the requirement, by producing it at the prescribed place and within the prescribed period or by sending it to that place within that period.
and in paragraph (b) above the words “ without reasonable excuse ” shall be construed in their application to Scotland, as in their application to England and Wales, as making it a defence for a person against whom proceedings for the failure are brought to show that there was a reasonable excuse for the failure, rather than as requiring the person bringing the proceedings to show that there was no such excuse.
(b) that that person did transport it to or from a place in Great Britain.
(b) such evidence as may be prescribed that he is not required to be registered as a carrier of controlled waste.
(7) A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
I5 S. 5 wholly in force; s. 5(3) and (6) in force for certain purposes at 16.07.1991 see s. 11(2) and S.I. 1991/1618, art. 2(b); and s. 5 fully in force at 01.04.1992 by S.I. 1991/1618, art. 4.
(1) This section applies where an authorised officer of a regulation authority or a constable reasonably believes that controlled waste has been, is being or is about to be transported in contravention of section 1(1) above.
(d) seize any such vehicle and any of its contents.
(c) such evidence as may be so specified that he is not required to be registered as a carrier of controlled waste.
(c) by sending it to that place and within that period.
(b) enter any premises for the purpose specified in paragraph (b) or (d) of that subsection.
(c) by a constable without such an officer present, are seized on behalf of the waste collection authority in whose area the seizure takes place.
(c) he otherwise intentionally obstructs an authorised officer or constable in the exercise of a power under that subsection.
(b) that the waste was or was being transported to or from a place in Great Britain.
(c) any other information he may reasonably request.
(ii) given recklessly and is false or misleading in a material way.
(1) Where under section 5 above an authorised officer of a regulation authority or a constable seizes a vehicle or its contents (“seized property”) on behalf of a regulation authority, the authority may remove the seized property to such a place as the authority consider appropriate.
(2) A regulation authority must deal with any seized property in accordance with regulations made by the appropriate person.
(e) the uses to which the proceeds of any such sale may be put.
(c) may allow for the requirements in paragraphs (a) and (b) above to be dispensed with if the condition of the seized property requires its disposal without delay.
(1) This section applies where it appears to a regulation authority that a person has failed without reasonable excuse to comply with a requirement under section 5(2) (a) above (requirement to produce authority to transport waste).
(2) The regulation authority may give that person a notice offering him the opportunity of discharging any liability to conviction for an offence under section 5(7) (a) above by payment of a fixed penalty.
(b) he may not be convicted of that offence if he pays the fixed penalty before the expiration of the period.
(4) A notice under this section must give such particulars of the circumstances alleged to constitute the offence as are necessary for giving reasonable information of the offence.
(c) the person to whom and the address at which the fixed penalty may be paid.
(6) Without prejudice to payment by any other method, payment of the fixed penalty may be made by pre-paying and posting a letter containing the amount of the penalty (in cash or otherwise) to the person mentioned in subsection (5) (c) above at the address so mentioned.
(7) Where a letter is sent in accordance with subsection (6) above payment is to be regarded as having been made at the time at which that letter would be delivered in the ordinary course of post.
(8) The form of a notice under this section must be such as the appropriate person may by order prescribe.
(9) The fixed penalty payable to a regulation authority under this section is, subject to subsection (10) below, £300.
(10) The appropriate person may by order substitute a different amount for the amount for the time being specified in subsection (9) above.
(11) The regulation authority to which a fixed penalty is payable under this section may make provision for treating it as having been paid if a lesser amount is paid before the end of a period specified by the authority.
(12) The appropriate person may by regulations restrict the extent to which, and the circumstances in which, a regulation authority may make provision under subsection (11) above.
is evidence of the facts stated.
(1) This section applies in relation to amounts paid to a regulation authority in pursuance of notices under section 5B above (its “fixed penalty receipts”).
(b) where received by a waste collection authority, must be used in accordance with the following provisions of this section.
(b) such other of its functions as may be specified in regulations made by the appropriate person.
(4) Regulations under subsection (3) (b) above may in particular have the effect that an authority may use its fixed penalty receipts for the purposes of any of its functions.
(5) A waste collection authority must supply the appropriate person with such information relating to its use of its fixed penalty receipts as the appropriate person may require.
(b) make provision for accounting arrangements in respect of a waste collection authority's fixed penalty receipts.
(7) The provision that may be made under subsection (6) (a) (ii) above includes (in particular) provision for the payment of sums to a person (including the appropriate person) other than the authority.
(b) such other persons as the appropriate person thinks fit.
6 Seizure and disposal of vehicles used for illegal waste disposal.
( c ) that the authority have failed, after taking the prescribed steps, to ascertain the name and address of any person who is able to provide them with the prescribed information about who was using the vehicle at the time when the offence was committed.
(2) Subject to subsections (3) and (4) below, where a warrant under this section has been issued to a [F30 disposal authority] [F30 regulation authority] in respect of any vehicle, any duly authorised officer of the [F30 disposal authority] [F30 regulation authority] or any constable may stop the vehicle and, on behalf of the authority, seize the vehicle and its contents.
(3) Nothing in this section shall authorise any person other than a constable in uniform to stop a vehicle on any road; and a duly authorised officer of a [F30 disposal authority] [F30 regulation authority] shall not be entitled to seize any property under this section unless he is accompanied by a constable.
(4) A warrant under this section shall continue in force until its purpose is fulfilled; and any person seizing any property under this section shall, if required to do so, produce both the warrant and any authority in pursuance of which he is acting under the warrant.
(b) it is disposed of by the authority in exercise of a power conferred by the regulations to sell or destroy the property or to deposit it at any place.
(d) make provision which treats a person who establishes that he is entitled to a vehicle as having established for the purposes of regulations under this section that he is also entitled to its contents.
(8) Subject to their powers by virtue of any regulations under this section to sell or destroy any property or to dispose of it by depositing it at any place, it shall be the duty of a [F30 disposal authority] [F30 regulation authority] , while any property is in their custody by virtue of a warrant under this section, to take such steps as are reasonably necessary for the safe custody of that property.
P1 S. 6: ss. 1(3)(a), 2, 4(6), 5(3)(6)(a) and 6(1)(c) (with ss. 3, 6(5) to (7), 8(2) and 9(1)) power exercised by S.I. 1991/1624.
I6 S. 6 wholly in force; s. 6 in force for certain purposes at 16.07.1991 see s. 11(2) and S.I. 1991/1618, art. 2(b); and s. 6 fully in force at 14.10.1991 by S.I. 1991/1618, art. 3.
(1) Subject to subsection (2) below, the provisions of sections [F34 91 to 94 of the M2 Control of Pollution Act 1974 (powers of entry, power to obtain information and duty not to disclose information) ] [F34 [F35 section 71] of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (powers of entry, of dealing with imminent pollution and to obtain information) ] shall have effect as if the provisions of this Act were provisions of that Act and as if, in those sections, references to a [F36 relevant authority[F36 waste regulation authority ] ] were references to a [F37 disposal authority] [F37 regulation authority] .
F38 (2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
and in paragraph (a) above the words “without reasonable excuse” shall be construed in their application to Scotland, as in their application to England and Wales, as making it a defence for a person against whom proceedings for the failure are brought to show that there was a reasonable excuse for the failure, rather than as requiring the person bringing the proceedings to show that there was no such excuse.
(4) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (3) above shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
(5) Where the commission by any person of an offence under this Act is due to the act or default of some other person, that other person shall also be guilty of the offence; and a person may be charged with and convicted of an offence by virtue of this subsection whether or not proceedings for the offence are taken against any other person.
(6) Where a body corporate is guilty of an offence under this Act (including where it is so guilty by virtue of subsection (5) above) in respect of any act or omission which is shown to have been committed with the consent or connivance of, or to be attributable to any neglect on the part of, any director, manager, secretary or other similar officer of the body corporate or any person who was purporting to act in any such capacity, he, as well as the body corporate, shall be guilty of that offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.
(7) Where the affairs of a body corporate are managed by its members, subsection (6) above shall apply in relation to the acts and defaults of a member in connection with his functions of management as if he were a director of the body corporate.
F38 (8). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
I7 S. 7 wholly in force at 14.10.1991 see s. 11(2) and S.I. 1991/1618, art. 3.
(1) The powers of the Secretary of State under this Act to make regulations[F40 or orders ] shall be exercisable by statutory instrument subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
(b) make different provision for different cases (including different provision for different persons, circumstances or localities).
I8 S. 8 wholly in force at 16.07.1991 see s. 11(2) and S.I. 1991/1618, art. 2(a).
(1) In this Act— [F44 “ appropriate person ” means— (a) the Secretary of State, in relation to England; (b) the National Assembly for Wales, in relation to Wales.] “controlled waste” has [F45 , subject to subsection (2) below,] [F45 , at any time,] the same meaning as [F46 in Part I of the Control of Pollution Act 1974] [F46 for the purposes of Part II of the Environmental Protection Act 1990] ; [F47 “ disposal authority ” has the same meaning as in that Part of that Act but, in relation to any area with respect to which the functions of a disposal authority are carried out by more than one such authority, means whichever one of those authorities for the time being has responsibility for the issue of disposal licences under that Part; ] “prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State; [F48 “ regulation authority ” means— (a) in relation to England F49 ..., the Environment Agency; F49 ... (aa) [F50 in relation to Wales, the Natural Resources Body for Wales; and] (b) in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency; and any reference to the area of a regulation authority shall accordingly be construed as a reference to any area in England and [F51 , Wales or Scotland as the case may be] ;] “road” has the same meaning as in the M3 Road Traffic Act 1988; “transport”, in relation to any controlled waste, includes the transport of that waste by road or rail or by air, sea or inland waterway but does not include moving that waste from one place to another by means of any pipe or other apparatus that joins those two places. “vehicle” means any motor vehicle or trailer within the meaning of the M4 Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.
I9 S. 9 wholly in force at 16.07.1991 see s. 11(2) and S.I. 1991/1618, art. 2(a).
(b) any increase attributable to this Act in the sums payable out of money so provided under any other Act.
I10 S. 10 wholly in force at 16.07.1991 see s. 11(2) and S.I. 1991/1618, art. 2(a).

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