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The Hazardous Waste (England and Wales)Regulations 2005 No. 894 xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION,ENGLAND AND WALES
The Secretary of State, being a Minister designated(1) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(2) in relation to measures relating to the prevention, reduction and elimination of pollution caused by waste, in exercise of the powers conferred on her by section 2(2) of that Act and section 156 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990(3), makes the following Regulations:
(a)“the Waste Directive” means Council Directive 75/442/EEC(4) on waste as amended by—
(i)Council Directives 91/156/EEC(5) and 91/692/EEC(6);
(ii)Commission Decision 96/350/EC(7); and
(iii)Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003(8); and
(i)is waste(9) for the purposes of the Waste Directive; and
3.—(1) In these Regulations, “the Hazardous Waste Directive” means Council Directive 91/689/EEC(10) on hazardous waste, as amended by Council Directive 94/31/EC(11).
“the List of Wastes Decision” means Commission Decision 2000/532/EC(12) of 3rd May 2000 replacing Decision 94/3/EC establishing a list of wastes pursuant to Article 1(a) of Council Directive 75/442/EEC on waste and Council Decision 94/904/EC establishing a list of hazardous waste pursuant to Article 1(4) of Council Directive 91/689/EEC on hazardous waste, as amended by amendments thereto which have effect from time to time in relation to England pursuant to the List of Wastes Regulations;
“the List of Wastes Regulations” means the List of Wastes (England) Regulations 2005(13); and
“the 1990 Act” means the Environmental Protection Act 1990(14);
“the 1995 Act” means the Environment Act 1995(15);
“the 1994 Regulations” means the Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994(16);
“the 1996 Regulations” means the Special Waste Regulations 1996(17));
day which is a bank holiday in England and Wales under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971(18); or
“consignment note”, in relation to a consignment of hazardous waste, means the identification form which is required to accompany the hazardous waste when it is transferred pursuant to Article 5(3)(19) of the Hazardous Waste Directive;
“harbour area” has the same meaning as in the Dangerous Substances in Harbour Areas Regulations 1987(20);
“SIC” means the publication entitled “the UK Standard Industrial Classification of Economic Activities 2003” prepared by the Office of National Statistics and published by Her Majesty’s Stationery Office on 31st December 2002 and implemented on 1st January 2003(21);
“United Kingdom ship” has the meaning given by section 1 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995(22);
“recovery” means any of the operations provided for in Annex IIB of the Waste Directive(23);
(a)listed as a hazardous waste in the List of Wastes(24);
(e)the Northern Ireland Department of the Environment(25);
(2) Except as provided in regulations 13 (application to asbestos waste) and 14 (application to separately collected fractions), these Regulations do not apply to domestic waste(26).
(3) Nothing in Part 6 of these Regulations (movement of hazardous waste) shall apply in relation to shipments of waste to which the provisions of Council Regulation 259/93/EEC(27), other than Title III of that Regulation, apply.
15.—(1) This regulation applies where radioactive waste within the meaning of section 2 of the Radioactive Substances Act 1993(28)—
(2) For the purpose of this regulation, “agricultural waste” means waste from premises used for agriculture within the meaning of the Agriculture Act 1947(29).
(ii)a carrier exempt from the requirement to register as a registered carrier pursuant to the Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989(30).
(c)premises used for agriculture within the meaning of the Agriculture Act 1947(31), to the extent that the hazardous waste arises from the use of the premises for agriculture;
(ii)Schedule 1 to the Controlled Waste Regulations 1992(32);
“the 1963 Act” means the Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act 1963(33);
“registered carrier” means a carrier registered pursuant to the Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989(34);
“waste electrical and electronic equipment” has the same meaning as in Directive 2002/96/EC(35).
57.—(1) In relation to the appropriate periodic inspections of collection and transport operations which are required to be conducted pursuant to Article 13 of the Waste Directive by the Agency(36), without prejudice to the generality of the requirement to conduct such inspections, it is the duty of the Agency insofar as the inspections relate to hazardous waste to conduct the inspections so that they cover more particularly the origin and destination of the hazardous waste.
Regulation 3(2)(a)(i)
SCHEDULE 1ANNEX I TO THE HAZARDOUS WASTE DIRECTIVE
“ANNEX ICATEGORIES OR GENERIC TYPES OF HAZARDOUS WASTE LISTED ACCORDING TO THEIR NATURE OF THE ACTIVITY WHICH GENERATED THEM (*) (WASTE MAY BE LIQUID, SLUDGE OR SOLID IN FORM)
17. any material contaminated with any congener of polychlorinated dibenzofuran;
18. any material contaminated with any congener of polychlorinated dibenzo-pdioxin.
24. non-cyanidic tempering salts;”.
Regulation 3(2)(a)(ii)
SCHEDULE 2ANNEX II TO THE HAZARDOUS WASTE DIRECTIVE
“ANNEX IICONSTITUENTS OF THE WASTES IN ANNEX I.B WHICH RENDER THEM HAZARDOUS WHEN THEY HAVE THE PROPERTIES DESCRIBED IN ANNEX III (*)
(*) Certain duplications of generic types of hazardous wastes listed in Annex I are intentional.
C45 aromatic amines;
C46 ethers;
C51 hydrocarbons and their oxygen; nitrogen and/or sulphur compounds nototherwise taken into account in this Annex.”.
Regulation 3(2)(a)(iii)
SCHEDULE 3ANNEX III TO THE HAZARDOUS WASTE DIRECTIVE
“ANNEX IIIPROPERTIES OF WASTES WHICH RENDER THEM HAZARDOUS
liquid substances and preparations having a flash point below 21C (including extremely flammable liquids), or
H3-B “Flammable”: liquid substances and preparations having a flash point equal to or greater than 21°C and less than or equal to 55°C.
H14 “Ecotoxic”: substances and preparations which present or may present immediate or delayed risks for one or more sectors of the environment.”
1. Attribution of the hazard properties “toxic” (and “very toxic”), “harmful”, “corrosive” and “irritant” is made on the basis of the criteria laid down by Annex VI, part I A and part II B, of Council Directive 67/548/EEC of 27 June 1967 of the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances(37), in the version as amended by Council Directive 79/831/EEC(38).
2. With regard to attribution of the properties “carcinogenic”, “teratogenic” and “mutagenic”, and reflecting the most recent findings, additional criteria are contained in the Guide to the classification and labelling of dangerous substances and preparations of Annex VI (part II D) to Directive 67/548/EEC in the version as amended by Commission Directive 83/467/EEC(37).
The methods to be used are those described in Annex V to Directive 67/548/EEC, in the version as amended by Commission Directive 84/449/EEC(38), or by subsequent Commission Directives adapting Directive 67/548/EEC to technical progress. These methods are themselves based on the work and recommendations of the competent international bodies, in particular the OECD.
Regulation 35(3)
Regulation 35(4)
SCHEDULE 7UK CROSS BORDER MOVEMENT OF HAZARDOUS WASTE
Recognition of cross border UK consignment notes
1. Subject to paragraph 4 and paragraph 7, where hazardous waste is removed from premises situated in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland or Gibraltar and is transported into England (“a cross border consignment into England”), no requirement for a consignment note to accompany the waste under Part 6 shall apply if—
(a)a consignment note which is completed in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland or Gibraltar accompanies the waste; and
(b)the note contains the information required by the standard consignment note set out in the Annex to Commission Decision 94/774 of 24 November 1994(39) (“a cross border consignment note”).
2. Any requirement in Part 6 to complete a consignment note for a cross border consignment may be satisfied by including the information—
(a)on the cross border consignment note; or
(b)where that is not possible, on a separate form prepared for that purpose.
3. Any requirement to keep a copy of a consignment note for a cross border consignment or to give a copy of the note to another person may be satisfied by keeping a copy of the cross border consignment note or giving a copy of the note to that person.
UK Cross Border Consignments into England
4.—(1) If a cross border consignment into England is rejected wholly or in part, the consignee shall—
(a)indicate on the cross border consignment note (if he has received one) or otherwise provide a written record of his rejection of the consignment (or part of it) and the reasons for such rejection;
(b)retain a copy of the note or record;
(c)give a copy to the carrier; and
(d)as soon as reasonably practicable, send a copy to the consignor, and (if different from the consignor) the producer or holder indicated on the cross border consignment note.
(2) On being informed that the consignee will not accept delivery of a cross border consignment into England or part, the carrier shall—
(a)inform the Agency; and
(b)seek instructions from the hazardous waste producer or holder indicated on the cross border consignment note and take all reasonable steps to ensure they are fulfilled.
(3) Before a rejected cross border consignment into England is moved from the original delivery destination, the carrier shall ensure that—
(a)a consignment note is completed in accordance with regulation 43 or 44; and
(b)a copy of the note is sent to SEPA (where the waste is transported from Scotland) or the Northern Ireland Department of the Environment (where the waste is transported from Northern Ireland).
5. Where a cross border consignment into England from Scotland or Northern Ireland is accepted, the consignee shall send a copy of the cross border consignment note to SEPA (where the waste is transported from Scotland) or the Northern Ireland Department of the Environment (where the waste is transported from Northern Ireland).
UK Cross Border Consignments out of England
6.—(1) Where a cross border consignment out of England is consigned to premises in Scotland or Northern Ireland, the following requirements shall apply in addition to those in Part 6.
(2) Before the hazardous waste is removed—
(a)the hazardous waste producer, or holder, as the case may be, or (in the case of a multiple collection of hazardous waste) the carrier, shall ensure that—
(i)a copy of the relevant consignment note is prepared for SEPA (where the waste is to be consigned to a consignee in Scotland), or for the Northern Ireland Department of the Environment (where the waste is to be consigned to a consignee in Northern Ireland); and
(ii)an additional copy is provided for the consignee.
(b)the copies of the relevant consignment note prepared pursuant to paragraph (a) shall be completed in accordance with Part 6; and
(c)the consignor (or the producer or holder, as the case may be) or, in the case of a multiple collection of hazardous waste, the carrier, shall send the copy of the note prepared pursuant to paragraph (a)(i) to the relevant authority at least 72 hours before removal of the consignment or if that is not possible, as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter.
(3) The carrier shall ensure the additional copy of the note prepared for consignee travels with the consignment and is given to the consignee on delivery of the consignment.
Multiple Collections in England and Wales
7.—(1) This paragraph applies to a journey made by a carrier which meets the conditions set out in regulation 38(1) except that at least one collection is made in Wales.
(2) A journey to which this paragraph applies shall be treated as a multiple collection for the purposes of these Regulations but in relation to any collections made in Wales, the carrier shall ensure that the multiple collection consignment note is completed before the waste is delivered to the consignee.
(3) Where the consignee for a journey to which this paragraph applies is located in Wales, regulation 39 shall apply to the collection of any consignments collected in England.
SCHEDULE 9TRANSITIONAL CHARGES BY THE AGENCY
2. The charge to be paid on the notification of premises pursuant to regulation 26 is—
(a)£28 for each set of premises notified in writing;
(b)£23 for each set of premises notified by telephone; and
(c)£18 for each set of premises notified in electronic form.
3. The charge to be paid by a consignee in respect of any consignee quarterly return made pursuant to regulation 53 shall be—
(a)for any return made in writing, the sum of the following amounts for each consignment accepted by the consignee during the quarter—
(i)£10 for each consignment forming part of a multiple collection; and
(ii)£19 for any other consignment; and
(b)for any return made in electronic form, the sum of the following amounts for each consignment accepted by the consignee during the quarter—
(i)£5 for each consignment forming part of a multiple collection; and
(ii)£10 for any other consignment.
4. The charge to be paid by a producer in respect of any self disposal return made pursuant to regulation 53 shall be—
(a)for any return made in writing, £19; and
(b)for any return made in electronic form, £10.
5. The time for payment of the fee required under paragraph 3 or 4 shall be the later of 30 days following—
(a)the last day of the quarter to be covered by the return if a return is not submitted in accordance with regulation 53; or
(b)submission of the return in accordance with regulation 53.
6. A consignee may recover from a consignor any fees paid under paragraph 3 in relation to consignments sent by that consignor.
Regulation 70(7)
SCHEDULE 11CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS
1. The Waste and Emissions Trading Act 2003(40) is amended as follows.
The Controlled Waste (Registration of Carriers anbd Seizure of Vehicles) Regulations 1991
3. The Controlled Waste (Registration of Carriers and Seizure of Vehicles) Regulations 1991(41) are amended as follows.
4. At the end of Schedule 1 insert “The Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005.”.
5. The Environmental Protection (Duty of Care) Regulations 1991(42) are amended as follows.
7. The Environmental Protection (Prescribed Processes and Substances) Regulations 1991(43) are amended as follows.
8. In Section 5.1 of Chapter 5 of Schedule 1—
(a)in the definition of “exempt hazardous waste incineration plant”—
(i)in paragraph (ii) for “Annex II to Directive 91/689/EEC on hazardous waste” substitute “Schedule 2 of the Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005”;
(ii)in paragraph (iii) for “Annex III to Directive 91/689/EEC on hazardous waste” substitute “Schedule 3 of the Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005”;
(b)in the definition of “hazardous waste”—
(i)in the opening words, for “Article 1(4) of Directive 91/689/EEC” substitute “regulation 6 of the Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005”; and
(ii)in sub-paragraph (i)(b) and paragraph (v), for “in Annex II to Directive 91/689/EEC” substitute “in Schedule 2 to the Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005”.
9. The 1994 Regulations are amended as follows.
10. In regulation 1(3), for the definition of “special waste”, substitute ““hazardous waste” has the meaning given by regulation 6 of the Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005”.
11. In regulation 3, at the end add “(q) the Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005”.
12. In regulation 10(1)(j) for “special waste” substitute “hazardous waste”.
13. In regulation 10(1)(k) at the end insert “or regulation 47(5) or 48(6) of the Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005”.
14. In regulation 14(1) and 14(2), for “toxic and dangerous” substitute “hazardous waste”, and in regulation 14(3) for the definition of “toxic and dangerous waste” substitute ““hazardous waste” has the meaning given by regulation 6 of the Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005.”.
15. In regulation 17(3) and 17(3A) for “special waste” substitute “hazardous waste”.
16. In paragraph 5 of Schedule 1, for subparagraph (d) to the end of paragraph 5, substitute—
“(d)every record made relating to the site pursuant to regulation 14 of the Control of Pollution (Special Waste) Regulations 1980, regulation 16 of the 1996 Regulations, or regulation 0 of the Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005;
and any estimate under paragraph 4 of the total quantities of the different types of waste dealt with at the site, shall, in particular, differentiate between biodegradable waste, non-biodegradable waste and hazardous waste.”.
17. In paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 1A, for the definition of hazardous waste substitute ““hazardous waste” means such waste as defined in Regulation 6 of the Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005.”
18. In schedule 3, in paragraphs 3(a)(ii), 3(c), 18(2)(b), 28, 36(1), 36(2), 38, 39(1), 39(2), 41(2), and in tables 4, 4A and 4B, on each occasion that it appears, for “special waste” substitute “hazardous waste”.
19. In paragraph 9 of Schedule 4, omit subparagraphs (9) and (10).
20. In paragraph 13(1) of Schedule 4 delete “, and producers of special waste,”.
21. In paragraphs 14(1)(b) and 14(1A) of Schedule 4 for “special waste” substitute “hazardous waste”.
22. For paragraph 14(5) of Schedule 4, substitute—
“(2) Paragraph (a) of regulation 66 of the Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005 (defence in case of emergency) shall apply to a person charged with an offence under paragraph (4) above as it applies to a person charged with an offence under regulation 65 of those Regulations.”.
Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment)(England and Wales) Regulations 1999
24. The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment)(England and Wales) Regulations 1999(44) are amended as follows.
25. In paragraph 9 of Schedule 1, for “hazardous waste (that is to say, waste to which Council Directive 91/689/EEC applies).” substitute “hazardous waste as defined in regulation 6 of the Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005.”
26. The Environmental Protection (Disposal of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Dangerous Substances) (England and Wales) Regulations 2000(45) are amended as follows.
27. For regulation 11(3), substitute the following—
“(3) Subject to paragraphs (5) and (7), the Agency shall keep a register specifying the quantity, origin, nature and PCB content of used PCBs in respect of which—
(a)copies of consignment notes specifying that information are furnished to it under regulations 5(4), 8(7) or 9(3) of the Special Waste Regulations 1996; or
(b)quarterly returns specifying that information are furnished to it under regulation 53 of the Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005,
and which in either case have been furnished by a person in the course of a business concerned with the disposal of PCBs.”
Pollution Prevention and Control (England and Wales) Regulations 2000
28. The Pollution Prevention and Control (England and Wales) Regulations 2000(46) (which extend to England and Wales) are amended as follows.
29. In Chapter 5 of Schedule 1—
(a)in the definition of çhazardous wasteÇ in the paragraph headed “Interpretation of Section 5.1” of Section 5.1—
(i)in the opening words for “Article 1(4) of Directive 91/689/EEC on hazardous waste” substitute “regulation 6 of the Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005”; and
(ii)in paragraph (a)(ii) for “Annex II to Directive 91/689/EEC on hazardous waste” substitute “Schedule 2 of the Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005”;
(b)in paragraph 1 of the paragraph headed “Interpretation of Part A(1)” of Section 5.3 for the definition of “hazardous waste”, substitute ““hazardous wasteÇ means any waste as defined for the time being in regulation 6 of the Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005.”; and
(c)in the paragraph headed çInterpretation of Part A(1)Ç of Section 5.4 insert the following after paragraph 3—
“4. In this Part, hazardous waste means any waste as defined in regulation 6 of the Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005.”.
30. The Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations 2002(47) are amended as follows.
31. In regulation 3(3)(e), for “Special Waste Regulations 1996” substitute “Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005”.
32. The Landfill (England and Wales) Regulations 2002(48) are amended as follows.
33. In Regulation 7(2) for “Hazardous waste means any waste as defined in Article 1(4) of Directive 91/689/EEC (hazardous waste).” substitute “Hazardous waste means any waste as defined in regulation 6 of the Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005.”.
34. For paragraph 2(a) of Schedule 1, substitute “(a) it is a hazardous waste as defined in the Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005; and”.
35. For paragraph 3(1)(a) of Schedule 1, substitute “(a) it is a hazardous waste as defined in the Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005; and”
36. For paragraph 3(1)(b) of Schedule 1, substitute “(b) it is a non-hazardous waste as defined in the Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005.”.
37. For paragraph 5(1)(g) of Schedule 1, substitute—
“(g)in the case of hazardous waste, the relevant properties which render it hazardous as listed in Schedule 3 of the Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005;”.
38. The Packaging (Essential Requirements) Regulations 2003(49) are amended as follows.
39. In regulation 3(2), for the words “or the provisions of Council Directive 91/689/EEC on hazardous waste.”Ç substitute “or the provisions of the Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005.”
SCHEDULE 12TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
PART 1PROVISIONS OF THESE REGULATIONS
1.—(1) This paragraph applies to any notification of premises made for the purposes of these Regulations before 16th July 2005.
(2) Where it is proposed to remove waste from any premises after 16th July 2005, a producer, and, in the circumstances provided for in regulation 25, a consignor, may notify premises to the Agency in advance in accordance with regulation 26.
(3) Notification may be given more than one month in advance of the effective time.
(4) But the effective time for may not be on a date earlier than 16th July 2005 or on a date later than 16th September 2005.
(5) The Agency shall, where notification is duly given pursuant to this paragraph, issue a premises code in accordance with regulation 27.
(6) Expressions used in this paragraph have the same meanings as in Part 5.
2. Where the removal of waste by pipeline from any premises commenced before 16th July 2005 but continues thereafter, regulation 41 shall have effect as if the first day on which the waste was piped was 16th July 2005.
PART 2PERMITTING REGIMES
3.—(1) Subject to the following provisions of this Schedule, a reference in a waste permit to special waste, or to special waste of any description (howsoever framed), is a reference to hazardous waste, or hazardous waste of that description, as the case may be.
4.—(1) This paragraph applies in relation to waste which was not special waste immediately before these Regulations come into force if that waste becomes hazardous waste as a result of these Regulations (“changed status waste”).
(2) Any general prohibition or restriction contained in a waste permit relating to the disposal or recovery of special waste under that permit immediately before these Regulations came into force shall not apply to the disposal or recovery of changed status waste insofar as the permit specifically authorises the disposal or recovery of that type of waste.
(3) A waste permit holder who would no longer be authorised to continue to dispose or recover that waste under his permit by reason of the change in its status, may continue to dispose or recover that waste in accordance with the permit despite the change in status until the prescribed date.
(4) Regulation 17(3) of the 1994 Regulations shall not apply to the carrying on of an exempt activity involving changed status waste at any place by a person who was carrying on that activity at that place immediately before these Regulations come into force (“a changed status waste exempt person”).
(5) A changed status waste exempt person who would no longer be authorised to carry on an exempt activity involving such waste by reason of the change in its status, may continue to carry on that activity at that place in accordance with the 1994 Regulations despite the change in status until the prescribed date.
(6) The prescribed date is—
(a)where an application for a waste permit or a variation to a permit is duly made in relation to the activity before 16th July 2006, the date on which the application is granted or if the application is (or is deemed to be) rejected, the date on which the period for appealing expires without an appeal being made or any appeal is withdrawn or finally determined; or
(b)in any other case, 16th July 2006.
These Regulations set out the regime for the control and tracking of the movement of hazardous waste for the purpose of implementing the Hazardous Waste Directive (Directive 91/689/EC). The Regulations extend to England and Wales although the only provisions that apply to Wales are modifications to the Environmental Protection Act 1990 contained in Part 11.
The Waste Framework Directive (Directive 75/442/EEC) regulates, subject to the certain exclusions, the management of all types of waste (“Directive waste”). The Hazardous Waste Directive supplements the Waste Framework Directive by imposing additional requirements in relation to Directive waste which displays certain hazardous properties. These requirements have previously been transposed by the Special Waste Regulations 1996 through controls on “special waste”. These Regulations repeal the Special Waste Regulations 1996 and replace the term “special waste” with “hazardous waste”.
Parts 1 to 3 of the Regulations define Hazardous waste and set out how the Regulations apply to that waste. The definition of hazardous waste in regulation 6 refers to the list of hazardous wastes set out in the List of Wastes (England) Regulations 2005 (S.I.2005/895).
There is an exclusion from these controls for domestic waste which displays hazardous properties but not if it comprises asbestos waste or is collected separately. In both cases, the Regulations do not impose obligations directly on householders.
Mixing Ban
Part 4 bans the mixing of hazardous waste unless it is permitted as part of a disposal or recovery operation in accordance with the Waste Framework Directive. It also imposes a duty to separate different categories of Hazardous Waste where technically feasible.
Part 5 makes it an offence to remove hazardous waste from premises which have not been notified to the Environment Agency, unless they are exempt premises or the waste has been flytipped. All premises at which hazardous waste is produced or removed must be notified by the producer of the waste or the consignor (the person who arranges for the removal of the waste). Notification lasts 12 months after which the premises must be notified again. A fee is payable to the Environment Agency on notification of premises.
Movement of Hazardous Waste
Part 6 requires documents to be completed whenever hazardous is removed from premises (which includes removal from ships and removal by pipeline). The various types of form are set out in Schedules 4 to 7. This is to ensure that an accurate description of consignments of waste accompanies them whenever they move. This is in addition to any requirements to ensure hazardous waste is properly packaged and labelled (see in particular the Packaging (Essential Requirements) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/1941)).
Producers, holders, carriers, consignors and consignees are all required to complete various parts of the forms. If the consignee rejects the waste, suitable alternative arrangements must be made. Schedule 7 deals with cross border transfers within the United Kingdom and Gibraltar.
Part 7 requires producers, holders, carriers, consignors and consignees to keep records. These must be kept for a minimum of 3 years except in the case of carriers where the period is 12 months. Consignees are required to provide the Environment Agency with a quarterly return setting out the consignments they have received during that period. Consignees may be required to pay a fee to the Environment Agency but are given a right to recover the payment from consignors who sent the waste to them. They are also required to send a return to producers or holders who sent waste to them. Schedule 9 sets out a transitional scheme for fees.
The Agency’s functions
Part 8 sets out the Agency’s functions. In particular, the Agency is required to inspect producers of hazardous waste periodically and to keep any records sent to it pursuant to Part 7 for a minimum of 3 years.
Emergencies and Grave Danger
Part 9 imposes duties on holders of hazardous waste and the Environment Agency in the event of an emergency or grave danger which arises from hazardous waste.
Part 10 makes it an offence for failure to comply with the requirements of these Regulations. The maximum penalty for failure to comply with a requirement imposed by or under the regulations set out in regulation 69(1) is level 5 on the standard scale (currently £5,000). The Agency may issue fixed penalty notices of £300 instead of seeking conviction in relation to such offences. Other offences under the Regulations (including the provision of false information) are subject to a maximum fine of level 5 if tried summarily and higher fines and also imprisonment if tried on indictment.
Part 11 omits references to special waste in the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and replaces them with references to hazardous waste. It also gives the Secretary of State the power to designate waste as hazardous for the purposes of these Regulations by means of a statutory instrument.
Schedule 11 makes consequential amendments to secondary legislation so that references to special waste are omitted and references to hazardous waste are updated so that they are consistent with these Regulations.
Schedule 12 makes transitional provision. It provides a two month period for notification in advance of the Regulations fully coming into force. It also makes transitional provision for those cases where the change to hazardous waste from special waste would mean that a person would no longer be authorised to dispose or recover waste.
As these Regulations give effect to a Directive, a transposition note has been prepared setting out how the Government will transpose into UK law the main elements of this Directive. A regulatory impact assessment has also been prepared. Copies of both the transposition note and regulatory impact assessment are available in the libraries of both Houses of Parliament, and from WM Hazardous Waste Unit, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Zone 7/F15, Ashdown House, 123 Victoria Street, London SW1E 6DE.
The volume entitled “Indexes to the United Kingdom Standard Industrial Classification of Economic Activities 2003”, referred to in the definition of “SIC”, is available from the Stationery Office Limited on 0870 600 552.
S.I. 1992/2870. The National Assembly for Wales is designated in relation to the controlled management of hazardous waste in Wales (see S.I. 2001/3495). The designations in relation to waste for National Assembly for Wales are shortly to be brought into line with those of the Secretary of State.
1990 c. 43. The relevant functions of the Secretary of State in so far as they relate to Scotland were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).
OJ No. L 377, 31.12.1991, p. 20 (as corrected by Corrigendum to Directive 91/689/EC (OJ No. L23 30.1.1998 p. 39).
OJ No. L 168, 2.7.1994, p. 28.
OJ No. L 226, 6.9.2000, p. 3.
S.I. 2005/895.
S.I. 1994/1056; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1995/288, 1996/672, 2000/1973 and 2003/2635.
S.I. 1996/972 as amended by S.I. 1996/2019, 1997/251, 2001/3148.
The consignment note is required by Article 5(3) to contain the details specified in Commission Decision 94/774/EC (OJ No. L 310 , 3/12/1994 p. 7; this decision is expected to be replaced in June 2005). The relevant requirements are contained in Schedule 4 to these Regulations.
ISBN 0-11-62-11-16417.
The meaning of “disposal” and “recovery” has been interpreted by the European Court of Justice in C-6/00. The Court held (at paragraph 60 of the judgment) “. . . the intention of Annexes II A and II B to the Directive is to list the most common disposal and recovery operations and not precisely and exhaustively to specify all the disposal and recovery operations covered by the Directive.”.
Wastes listed as hazardous in the List of Wastes are considered hazardous pursuant to the first indent of Article 1.4 of the Hazardous Waste Directive.
The Northern Ireland Department of the Environment includes its executive agency the Environmental Heritage Service.
Article 1(5) of the Hazardous Waste Directive made provision for specific rules to be made by the European Community taking into consideration the particular nature of domestic waste; no such rules have, at the date of making these Regulations, been adopted.
OJ No. L 30, 6.2.1993, p. 1.
1993. c. 12.
1947 c. 48 (see section 109(3)).
OJ No. L345, 31.12.2003, p 106.
OJ No L 196, 16. 8. 1967, p. 1.
OJ No. L 310, 03.12.1994 p. 70.
S.I. 1991/1624; Schedule 1 was amended by S.I 1994/1137, 1996/972, 2000/1973.
S.I. 1991/472; relevant amendments are contained in S.I.1998/767.
S.I. 1999/293, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.
S.I. 2000/1973; relevant amendments have been made by S.I.2002/2980.
S.I. 2002/1689, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.
S.I. 2003/1941.