The Waste Management Licensing (Amendment) Regulations 1998

Amendment of the Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994

2.—(1) The Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994(1) shall be amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 18(4A)(d)(2), for the words “a fee of £400” there shall be substituted “the charge prescribed for the purpose by a charging scheme under section 41 of the Environment Act 1995(3)”.

(3) In Schedule 3 (activities exempt from waste management licensing)—

(a) in paragraph 45(3)(b)(4) for the words “the annual fee” there shall be substituted “the charge”; and

(b) in paragraph 45(3)(d) for the words “a fee of £150 is paid annually” there shall be substituted “the charge prescribed for the purpose by a charging scheme under section 41 of the Environment Act 1995 is paid”.

(4) In Schedule 5 (registration of brokers of controlled waste)—

(a) in paragraph 3(6) (form of application for registration), for the words from “on a form corresponding to the form in Part II of this Schedule” to the end there shall be substituted “on a form provided for the purpose by the waste regulation authority, and shall be accompanied by such information as may reasonably be required by that authority.”;

(b) in paragraph 3(7) (form of application for renewal of registration), for the words from “on a form corresponding to the form in Part III of this Schedule” to the end there shall be substituted “on a form provided for the purpose by the waste regulation authority, and shall be accompanied by such information as may reasonably be required by that authority.”;

(c) for paragraph 3(11) (which specifies fees to be charged by a waste regulation authority in respect of applications in connection with registration) there shall be substituted—

“(11) The applicant shall pay the charge prescribed for the purpose by a charging scheme under section 41 of the Environment Act 1995 when he makes his application.”;

(d) Parts II and III of the Schedule (forms of application) are revoked.

(1)

S.I. 1994/1056; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1995/288, 1995/1950 and 1996/634.

(2)

Regulation 18(4A) was added by S.I. 1995/288, regulation 3(10), and amended by S.I. 1996/634, regulation 2(5).

(3)

1995 c. 25.

(4)

Paragraph 45 was added by S.I. 1995/288, regulation 3, and amended by S.I. 1996/634, regulation 2(7).