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Environmental Protection Act 1990, Cross Heading: Special waste Hazardous waste and non-controlled waste is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 23 August 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
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Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 62 cross-heading substituted (E.W.) (16.7.2005) by The Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/894), regs. 1, 72(1) (with reg. 75)
[F2(1)If the Secretary of State considers that controlled waste of any kind is or may be so dangerous or difficult to treat, keep or dispose of that special provision is required for dealing with it he shall make provision by regulations for the treatment, keeping or disposal of waste of that kind (“special waste”).
(2)Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1) above, the regulations may include provision—
(a)for the giving of directions by waste regulation authorities with respect to matters connected with the treatment, keeping or disposal of special waste;
(b)for securing that special waste is not, while awaiting treatment or disposal in pursuance of the regulations, kept at any one place in quantities greater than those which are prescribed and in circumstances which differ from those which are prescribed;
(c)in connection with requirements imposed on consignors or consignees of special waste, imposing, in the event of non-compliance, requirements on any person carrying the consignment to re-deliver it as directed;
(d)for requiring the occupier of premises on which special waste is situated to give notice of that fact and other prescribed information to a prescribed authority;
(e)for the keeping of records by waste regulation authorities and by persons who import, export, produce, keep, treat or dispose of special waste or deliver it to another person for treatment or disposal, for the inspection of the records and for the furnishing by such persons to waste regulation authorities of copies of or information derived from the records;
(f)for the keeping in the register under section 64(1) below of copies of such of those records, or such information derived from those records, as may be prescribed;
(g)providing that a contravention of the regulations shall be an offence and prescribing the maximum penalty for the offence, which shall not exceed, on summary conviction, a fine at level 5 on the standard scale and, on conviction on indictment, imprisonment for a term of two years or a fine or both.
(3)Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1) above, the regulations may include provision—
[F3(a)for the supervision by waste regulation authorities—
(i)of activities authorised by virtue of the regulations or of activities by virtue of carrying on which persons are subject to provisions of the regulations, or
(ii)of persons who carry on activities authorised by virtue of the regulations or who are subject to provisions of the regulations,
and for the recovery from persons falling within sub-paragraph (ii) above of the costs incurred by waste regulation authorities in performing functions conferred upon those authorities by the regulations;]
(b)as to the recovery of expenses or other charges for the treatment, keeping or disposal or the re-delivery of special waste in pursuance of the regulations;
(c)as to appeals to the Secretary of State from decisions of waste regulation authorities under the regulations.
[F4(3A)This section is subject to section 114 of the Environment Act 1995 (delegation or reference of appeals etc).]
(4)In the application of this section to Northern Ireland “waste regulation authority” means [F5the Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland].]
Extent Information
E1S. 62: for extent of s. 62(2)(e) to Northern Ireland see s. 164(4)
Textual Amendments
F2S. 62 omitted (E.W.) (16.7.2005) by virtue of The Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/894), regs. 1, 72(2) (with reg. 75)
F3S. 62(3)(a) substituted (21.9.1995) by 1995 c. 25, s. 120(1), Sch. 22 para. 80(2) (with ss. 7(6), 115, 117); S.I. 1995/1983, art. 3
F4S. 62(3A) added (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 25, s. 120(1), Sch. 22 para. 80(3) (with ss. 7(6), 115, 117); S.I. 1996/186, art. 3
F5Words in s. 62(4) substituted (17.9.1998) by S.I. 1997/2778 (N.I. 19), art. 83(1), Sch. 5 para. 4; S.R. 1998/288, art. 2
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 62(3)(c): power to delegate functions conferred (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 25, s.114 (with ss. 7(6), 115, 117); S.I. 1995/186, art.3
(1)The Secretary of State shall by regulations list any controlled waste in England which—
(a)is not listed as a hazardous waste in the Hazardous Waste List; and
(b)appears to him to display any of the properties listed in Annex III to [F7Directive 2008/98/EC] .
(2)The National Assembly for Wales shall by regulations list any controlled waste in Wales which—
(a)is not listed as a hazardous waste in the Hazardous Waste List; and
(b)appears to it to display any of the properties listed in Annex III to [F8Directive 2008/98/EC] .
[F9(3)In this section “the Hazardous Waste List” means the list of wastes established by Commission Decision 2000/532/EC.]
(4)Regulations under subsection (2) shall be made by statutory instrument but section 161(2) shall not apply to regulations under that subsection.]
Textual Amendments
F6S. 62A inserted (E.W.) (16.7.2005) by The Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/894), regs. 1, 72(3) (with reg. 75)
F7Words in s. 62A(1)(b) substituted (29.3.2011) by The Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/988), reg. 1(2), Sch. 4 para. 3(7)(a) (with regs. 2, 47(2))
F8Words in s. 62A(2)(b) substituted (29.3.2011) by The Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/988), reg. 1(2), Sch. 4 para. 3(7)(a) (with regs. 2, 47(2))
F9S. 62A(3) substituted (29.3.2011) by The Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/988), reg. 1(2), Sch. 4 para. 3(7)(b) (with regs. 2, 47(2))
(1)[F10The Secretary of State may, after consultation with such bodies as he considers appropriate, make regulations providing that prescribed provisions of this Part shall have effect in a prescribed area—
(a)as if references in those provisions to controlled waste or controlled waste of a kind specified in the regulations included references to such waste as is mentioned in section 75(7)(c) below which is of a kind so specified; and
(b)with such modifications as may be prescribed;
and the regulations may make such modifications of other enactments as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.]
(2)[F11A person who—
(a)deposits any waste other than controlled waste, or
(b)knowingly causes or knowingly permits the deposit of any waste other than controlled waste,
in a case where, if the waste were special waste and any waste management licence were not in force, he would be guilty of an offence under section 33 above shall, subject to subsection (3) below, be guilty of that offence and punishable accordingly.]
(3)[F11No offence is committed by virtue of subsection (2) above if the act charged was done under and in accordance with any consent, licence, approval or authority granted under any enactment (excluding any planning permission under the enactments relating to town and country planning).]
(4)[F10Section 45(2) and section 47(1) above shall apply to waste other than controlled waste as they apply to controlled waste.]
[F12(5)In this section, “enactment” includes an enactment comprised in, or in an instrument made under, an Act of the Scottish Parliament.]
Textual Amendments
F10S. 63(1)(4) repealed (E.W.) (15.5.2006) by The Waste Management (England and Wales) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/937), reg. 2(5)
F11S. 63(2)(3) omitted (E.W.) (16.7.2005) by virtue of The Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/894), regs. 1, 73 (with reg. 75)
F12S. 63(5) added (S.) (30.6.2014) by Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 3), s. 61(2), sch. 3 para. 40(4); S.S.I. 2014/160, art. 2(1)(2), sch.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C2S. 63(1) applied (19.9.2007) by London Local Authorities Act 2007 (c. ii), ss. 1(3)-(5), 20(7) (with s. 20(10))
C3S. 63(1) applied (19.9.2007) by London Local Authorities Act 2007 (c. ii), ss. 1(3)-(5), 22(7) (with s. 22(10))
Commencement Information
I1S. 63 partly in force; s. 63 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 164(3); s. 63(1) in force at 18.2.1993 by S.I. 1993/274, art. 2(1)
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