The Hazardous Waste (Wales) Regulations 2005

Duty of consignee not accepting delivery E+W

42.—(1) This regulation and regulations 43 and 44 apply where the consignee does not accept delivery of a consignment of hazardous waste, whether wholly or in part.

(2) The requirements of regulation 36(4), 38(6)(b) and (c), 39(3) or 40(3) (which relate to the duties of the consignee on acceptance of the consignment) as the case may be, do not apply to the consignee in respect of a consignment, or part thereof, which has been rejected.

(3) If copies of the consignment note relating to a rejected consignment have been given to the consignee he or she must—

(a) [F1 indicate, in the part headed “consignee’s certificate”] of each copy that he or she receives that he or she does not accept the consignment, or part of the consignment, as the case may be, and the reasons why he or she does not accept the consignment or part;

(b) retain one copy;

(c) give one 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, where known.

(4) If no copy of the consignment note has been given to the consignee he or she must—

(a) prepare a written explanation of his or her reasons for not accepting delivery, including such details of the consignment, the hazardous waste producer or holder, the consignor and the carrier as are known to him or her;

(b) give such written explanation to the carrier;

(c) as soon as reasonably practicable, send one copy to the consignor, and (if different from the consignor) the producer or holder, where known; and

(d) retain a copy of his or her written explanation.

(5) On being informed that the consignee will not accept delivery of the consignment or part, the carrier must—

(a) inform the Agency;

(b) seek instructions from the hazardous waste producer or holder; and

(c) take all reasonable steps to ensure those instructions are fulfilled (including completing any consignment note on their behalf).

(6) It is the duty of the hazardous waste producer or holder identified in the relevant part of the consignment note, as the case may be, to—

[F2 (a) make arrangements as soon as reasonably practicable for the transfer of the rejected consignment or part to another specified consignee who holds a waste permit or carries on an exempt waste operation for the recovery or disposal of waste; and,]

(b) forthwith—

(i) give instructions to the carrier accordingly; and

(ii) inform the Agency of the arrangements and instructions.

(7) If in any case within paragraph (6)(a) no alternative consignee can be found within 5 business days, the hazardous waste producer or holder identified in the relevant part of the consignment note must make arrangements to return the waste to premises from which it was removed for its storage in accordance with the Waste Directive conditions until a suitable consignee can be found.

[F3 (8) In this regulation, “exempt waste operation” (“gwaith gwastraff esempt”) has the meaning given in regulation 5 of the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2007.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in reg. 42(3)(a) substituted (18.11.2009) by The Hazardous Waste (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2861), regs. 1(1), 13(a)

F2 Reg. 42(6)(a) substituted (18.11.2009) by The Hazardous Waste (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2861), regs. 1(1), 13(b)

F3 Reg. 42(8) inserted (18.11.2009) by The Hazardous Waste (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2861), regs. 1(1), 13(c)