The Site Waste Management Plans Regulations 2008 (revoked)

Statutory Instruments

2008 No. 314

Environmental PROTECTION, england

The Site Waste Management Plans Regulations 2008 (revoked)F1

Made

8th February 2008

Laid before Parliament

15th February 2008

Coming into force

6th April 2008

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations require any person intending to carry out a construction project with an estimated cost greater than £300,000 to prepare a site waste management plan.

The plan must be updated in accordance with the Regulations, with different requirements depending on whether the cost of the project is greater than £500,000.

The Regulations are enforced by the Environment Agency and the local authority.

Breach of the Regulations is an offence punishable—

(a)on summary conviction, by a fine not exceeding £50,000, or

(b)on conviction on indictment, by a fine.

An impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business and the voluntary sector is available on the Defra website.