Statutory Instrument 1996 No. 972

      The Special Waste Regulations 1996


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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

1996 No. 972

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

The Special Waste Regulations 1996

Made 28th March 1996
Laid before Parliament 1st April 1996
Coming into force 1st September 1996


ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

1.  Citation, commencement, extent, application and interpretation
2.  Meaning of special waste
3.  Certain radioactive waste to be special waste
4.  Coding of consignments
5.  Consignment notes: standard procedure
6.  Consignment notes: cases in which pre-notification is not required
7.  Consignment notes: procedure where pre-notification is not required
8.  Consignment notes: carrier’s rounds
9.  Consignment notes: removal of ships’ waste to reception facilities
10.  Consignment notes etc.: duty of consignee not accepting delivery of a consignment
11.  Consignment notes: duties of the Agencies
12.  Consignment notes: provisions as to furnishing
13.  Consignment notes: importers and exporters
14.  Fees
15.  Registers
16.  Site records
17.  Restrictions on mixing special waste
18.  Offences
19.  Responsibilities of the Agencies
20.  Transitional provisions for certificates of technical competence
21.  Amendment of regulations relating to the assessment of environmental effects
22.  Amendment of the Controlled Waste (Registration of Carriers and Seizure of Vehicles) Regulations 1991
23.  Amendment of the Environmental Protection (Duty of Care) Regulations 1991
24.  Amendment of the Controlled Waste Regulations 1992
25.  Amendment of the Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994
26.  Revocations and savings

SCHEDULES

  1.  Forms of consignment note and schedule

  2.  Special waste

  3.  Amendments to the Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994

 

Explanatory Note


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