Exercise of offshore licensing functions
22. An appropriate authority must exercise its offshore licensing functions—
(a)so far as material, for the purposes of implementing the waste management plans;
(b)for the purposes of ensuring that—
(i)the waste hierarchy referred to in Article 4 of the Waste Framework Directive is applied to the generation of waste; and
(ii)waste generated by the disposal or recovery of waste is treated in accordance with Article 4 of the Waste Framework Directive;
(c)for the purposes of implementing Article 13 of the Waste Framework Directive;
(d)so as to ensure that the requirements in the second paragraph of Article 23(1) of the Waste Framework Directive are met; and
(e)so as to ensure compliance with the following Articles of the Waste Framework Directive—
(i)Article 18(2)(b) and (c),
(ii)Article 23(3) and (4),
(iii)Article 35(1).