The Hazardous Waste Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

Provisions relating to England, Scotland and Wales

6.  Where a consignment of hazardous waste is to be removed from any premises in Northern Ireland and is to be transported and consigned to a consignee in either England, Scotland or Wales, before any such consignment is removed—

(a) the hazardous waste producer or holder, as the case may be, shall—

(i) prepare an extra copy of the consignment note for the consignee and a copy of the consignment note for the Environment Agency (where the waste is to be consigned to a consignee in England or Wales), or for the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (where the waste is to be consigned to a consignee in Scotland), and both of these copies shall be in addition to those copies prepared in accordance with regulation 23 (standard procedure) and regulation 30(3) (removal of wastes by pipeline) as the case may be;

(ii) shall treat those copies of the consignment note in the manner provided by regulation 23 or regulation 30 as the case may be.

(b) the consignor and the carrier shall treat the additional two copies of the consignment note in accordance with regulation 23, except that the consignor (or the producer or holder in the case of removal of wastes by pipeline as provided in regulation 30) shall send one copy of the consignment note to either the Environment Agency (where the waste is to be consigned to a consignee in England or Wales) or to the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (where the waste is to be consigned to a consignee in Scotland), at least 72 hours before the removal of the consignment unless such consignment cannot lawfully remain where it is for 72 hours, in which case the consignment note may be sent to the Environment Agency or Scottish Environment Protection Agency as the case may be within 72 hours before the removal.