18. In regulation 48—U.K.
(a)in paragraph (3)(c), for “Annex IIA or IIB of the Waste Directive”, substitute “ Annex I or II of the Waste Directive (as the case may be) ”;
(b)after paragraph (6)(a), omit “and”;
(c)in paragraph (6)(b), at the beginning, insert “ subject to paragraph (6A), ”;
(d)after paragraph (6), insert—
“(6A) If the person required to make or retain a register has a waste permit pursuant to which the site is operated, the period for retention of a consignment note required to be kept by regulation 51(2)(a) is—
(a)for 5 years after the disposal or recovery of the waste; or
(b)if the permit authorises disposal of waste in a landfill (in addition to other treatment), until the permit is surrendered or revoked.
(6B) In paragraph (6A), “landfill” has the meaning given in Article 2(g) of Council Directive 1999/31/EC on the landfill of waste, but does not include any waste excluded from the scope of that Directive by Article 3(2).”.