6.—(1) Regulation 47 of the Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011(1) (radioactive waste) is amended as follows.
(2) For paragraph (1), substitute—
“(1) This regulation applies to radioactive waste—
(a)which is a specified waste; and
(b)in respect of which a person—
(i)is carrying on a radioactive substances activity described in paragraph 11(2)(b) or (c) or (4) of Part 2 of Schedule 23 to the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010; and
(ii)is exempt from the requirement for an environmental permit under regulation 12(3) of those Regulations for that activity.”.
(3) In paragraph (4)—
(a)in the definition of ““radioactive waste” and “radioactive substances activity”” for “paragraphs 4 and 5” substitute “paragraphs 3 and 11”;
(b)omit the definition of “specified order”;
(c)insert the following definitions in the appropriate place alphabetically—
““radioactive substances exemption” means an exemption under Part 7 of Schedule 23 to the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010 from the requirement for an environmental permit under regulation 12 of those regulations in respect of a radioactive substances activity;”
““specified waste” means—
NORM waste (as that term is defined in Part 7 of Schedule 23 to the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010; or
the waste described in the first, second or sixth row of column 1 of table 6 in Part 7 of Schedule 23 to the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010.”.