SCHEDULE 3Exempt facilities: descriptions and conditions

PART 1Exempt waste operations: descriptions and conditions (specific and general)

CHAPTER 4Disposal of waste

SECTION 2Descriptions and specific conditions

Burning waste at a port under a Plant Health notice (D8)8

1

The burning of relevant waste at a port.

2

The table specifying relevant waste for the purposes of this paragraph is set out below.

Codes

Waste types

020103, 020107,

020304, 200201

Plant tissue only

150103, 200138

Wood used to wedge or support parts of cargo, including packing material, spacers and pallets only

3

For the purposes of this paragraph, the specific conditions are that—

a

the total quantity of waste burned or stored over any period of 24 hours does not exceed 10 tonnes;

b

the burning and storage of waste takes place in a secure place at the port where the waste was unloaded; and

c

the burning is required under a Plant Health notice.

4

In this paragraph, “port” means a port appointed by order made under section 19 of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 M1.