The Environmental Protection (Disposal of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and other Dangerous Substances) (England and Wales) Regulations 2000

Inventories of contaminated equipment E+W

9.—(1) The Agency shall, on or before 30th September 2000, compile an inventory of the contaminated equipment held at every location in respect of which there is a registered holder.

(2) Subject to paragraph (3), an inventory compiled in accordance with paragraph (1) shall record—

(a) the name and address of the registered holder of the contaminated equipment;

(b) the location and description of the equipment;

(c) the quantity of PCBs contained in the equipment, in each case specifying (so far as reasonably practicable) the particular substance or mixture concerned;

(d) the dates and types of treatment or replacement carried out or envisaged; and

(e) the dates of declaration.

(3) An inventory need not record information of the descriptions in paragraph (2)(c) and (d) as regards any equipment in respect of which it is reasonable to assume that the content of PCBs in the fluids is between 0.05% and 0.005%, by weight.

(4) The Agency shall, on or before 30th September 2000, send to the Secretary of State and the Welsh Assembly a summary of the inventory which it has complied in accordance with paragraph (1); and the summary shall include a statement as to—

(a) the number of registered holders; and

(b) the number of items of equipment of which particulars are registered.

(5) The Agency shall—

(a) on or before 30th September in each year after 2000, review the inventory which it has compiled in accordance with paragraph (1) or, as the case may be, the most recent revision of that inventory; and

(b) on or before 30th September in each year after 2000 provide the Secretary of State F1 ... with a summary which shall include the total for the time being of—

(i) the number of registered holders; and

(ii) the number of items of equipment of which particulars are registered.

[F2 (c) exercise the functions in paragraphs (1) to (5) in relation to every location in England.]

[F3 (5A) The NRBW must compile an inventory of the contaminated equipment held at every location in Wales in respect of which there is a registered holder.

(5B) Subject to paragraph (3) an inventory compiled in accordance with paragraph (5A) must record the information specified in paragraph (2).

(5C) The NRBW must—

(a) before 30 September in each year, review the inventory which it has compiled in accordance with paragraph (5A) or, as the case may be, the most recent revision of that inventory; and

(b) on or before 30 September in each year provide the Welsh Ministers with a summary which shall include the total for the time being of—

(i) the number of registered holders; and

(ii) the number of items of equipment of which particulars are registered.]

(6) Paragraph (3) shall apply in respect of a review under paragraph (5)(a) [F4 and paragraph (5C)] as it applies to the compilation of the inventory.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in reg. 9(5)(b) omitted (1.4.2013) by virtue of The Natural Resources Body for Wales (Functions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/755), art. 1(2), Sch. 4 para. 123(2)(a) (with Sch. 7)

F2 Reg. 9(5)(c) inserted (1.4.2013) by The Natural Resources Body for Wales (Functions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/755), art. 1(2), Sch. 4 para. 123(2)(b) (with Sch. 7)

F3 Reg. 9(5A)-(5C) inserted (1.4.2013) by The Natural Resources Body for Wales (Functions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/755), art. 1(2), Sch. 4 para. 123(3) (with Sch. 7)

F4 Words in reg. 9(6) inserted (1.4.2013) by The Natural Resources Body for Wales (Functions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/755), art. 1(2), Sch. 4 para. 123(4) (with Sch. 7)