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The Hazardous Waste Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1 GENERAL

    1. 1.Citation, commencement and interpretation

    2. 2.General interpretation

    3. 3.The Waste Directive and the meaning of waste

    4. 4.The Hazardous Waste Directive

    5. 5.The List of Wastes

  3. PART 2 HAZARDOUS AND NON-HAZARDOUS WASTE

    1. 6.Meaning of hazardous waste

    2. 7.Meaning of non-hazardous waste

    3. 8.Determination that a waste is hazardous

    4. 9.Specific waste to be treated as hazardous

    5. 10.Specific waste to be treated as non-hazardous

    6. 11.Provisions common to regulations 9 and 10

    7. 12.Requisite bodies

  4. PART 3 APPLICATION

    1. 13.Application of Regulations to domestic asbestos waste

    2. 14.Separately collected domestic fractions

    3. 15.Radioactive waste

    4. 16.Agricultural waste

    5. 17.Mines and quarries waste

  5. PART 4 MIXING HAZARDOUS WASTE

    1. 18.Meaning of mixing hazardous waste

    2. 19.Prohibition on mixing hazardous waste without a permit

    3. 20.Duty to separate mixed wastes

  6. PART 5 MOVEMENT OF HAZARDOUS WASTE

    1. Packaging and labelling

      1. 21.General duty in relation to packaging and labelling

      2. 22.Coding of consignments

      3. 23.Standard procedure

      4. 24.Cases in which pre-notification is not required

      5. 25.Procedure where pre-notification is not required

      6. 26.Schedule of Carriers

      7. 27.Carrier’s rounds

      8. 28.Removal of ships' waste to reception facilities

      9. 29.Removal of ships' wastes other than to reception facilities

      10. 30.Removal of wastes by pipeline

      11. 31.Duty of consignee not accepting delivery of a consignment

      12. 32.Requirement for a new consignment note

      13. 33.Provisions as to furnishing of consignment notes

      14. 34.Duty to deliver consignment within time limit

      15. 35.Mutual recognition of consignment notes

      16. 36.Fees

  7. PART 6 REGISTERS, RECORDS AND RETURNS

    1. 37.Registers of consignments

    2. 38.Producers', holders' and consignors' records

    3. 39.Site records

    4. 40.Records of hazardous waste recovered or received by treatment facilities and transfer stations

    5. 41.Consignee’s return to the producer, holder or consignor

  8. PART 7 ENFORCEMENT

    1. 42.Inspections

    2. 43.Offences

    3. 44.General duties on the holder in the event of an emergency or grave danger

    4. 45.Penalties

    5. 46.Fixed penalties

  9. PART 8 MISCELLANEOUS

    1. 47.Responsibilities of the Department

    2. 48.Revocations, Consequential Amendments and Savings

  10. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      ANNEX I OF THE HAZARDOUS WASTE DIRECTIVE

      1. “ANNEX I” CATEGORIES 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)

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      ANNEX II OF THE HAZARDOUS WASTE DIRECTIVE

      1. “ANNEX II” CONSTITUENTS OF THE WASTES IN ANNEX I.B WHICH RENDER THEM HAZARDOUS WHEN THEY HAVE THE PROPERTIES DESCRIBED IN ANNEX III ()

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      ANNEX III OF THE HAZARDOUS WASTE DIRECTIVE

      1. “ANNEX III” PROPERTIES OF WASTES WHICH RENDER THEM HAZARDOUS

    4. SCHEDULE 4

    5. SCHEDULE 5

    6. SCHEDULE 6

    7. SCHEDULE 7

      CROSS BORDER MOVEMENT OF HAZARDOUS WASTE

      1. 1.Mutual recognition of consignment notes

      2. 2.Where hazardous waste has been removed from premises situated in...

      3. 3.Any obligation under these Regulations on the producer, holder, consignor,...

      4. 4.General Provisions relating to England, Scotland and Wales

      5. 5.Where a consignment of hazardous waste is rejected by a...

      6. 6.Provisions relating to England, Scotland and Wales

      7. 7.Where a carrier makes a multiple collection of hazardous waste...

      8. 8.Where a consignment of hazardous waste is transported from England,...

    8. SCHEDULE 8

    9. SCHEDULE 9

    10. SCHEDULE 10

      CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

      1. PART 1 consequential amendments to the 1997 Order

        1. 1.For each reference to special waste in Articles 4(9), 12(12),...

      2. PART 2 consequential amendments to secondary legislation

        1. The Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999

          1. 2.(1) The Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999...

        2. The Producer Responsibility (Packaging Waste) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999

          1. 3.(1) The Producer Responsibility (Packaging Waste) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999...

        3. The Controlled Waste (Registration of Carriers and Seizure of Vehicles) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999

          1. 4.(1) The Controlled Waste (Registration of Carriers and Seizure of...

        4. Environmental Protection (Disposal of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Dangerous Substances) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000

          1. 5.(1) The Environmental Protection (Disposal of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Dangerous...

        5. The Controlled Waste (Duty of Care) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002

          1. 6.(1) The Controlled Waste (Duty of Care) Regulations (Northern Ireland)...

        6. Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002

          1. 7.(1) The Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations...

        7. Pollution Prevention and Control Regulations (Northern Ireland)2003

          1. 8.(1) The Pollution Prevention and Control Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005...

        8. Waste Management Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003

          1. 9.(1) The Waste Management Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 are...

        9. Landfill Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 & Landfill (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004

          1. 10.(1) The Landfill Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 and Landfill (Amendment)...

        10. Packaging (Essential Requirements) Regulations 2003

          1. 11.(1) The Packaging (Essential Requirements) Regulations 1998 (which extend to...

  12. Explanatory Note

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