The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016

Register of exempt facilities E+W

11.—(1) Every exemption registration authority must establish and maintain a register of exempt facilities in relation to which it is the exemption registration authority.

(2) Subject to sub-paragraphs (4) and (5), the exemption registration authority must ensure the register contains the relevant particulars—

(a) for an exempt waste operation other than a WEEE operation, within 5 working days after the date that it receives notification of the relevant particulars and the information specified in paragraph 10(5);

(b) for a WEEE operation—

(i) where a decision is made under sub-paragraph (3) not to inspect the operation, within 5 working days after the date of the decision;

(ii) otherwise, within 5 working days after the date of the inspection under sub-paragraph (3);

(c) for an exempt water discharge activity, exempt groundwater activity or exempt flood risk activity, within 15 working days after the date that it receives notification of the relevant particulars.

(3) Where information notified in accordance with paragraph 10(1) relates to a WEEE operation, the exemption registration authority may carry out an inspection of the operation before adding the information to the register in accordance with sub-paragraph (2).

(4) Where following an inspection carried out under sub-paragraph (3) the authority is not satisfied that a WEEE operation would meet the conditions in sub-paragraph (3) of paragraph T11, the information notified must not be added to the register.

(5) The exemption registration authority must ensure the register is updated to reflect any changes notified under paragraph 16(1) of this Schedule or under Part 2 or 3 of Schedule 3—

(a) for exempt waste operations, within 5 working days after the date that it receives the notification, or

(b) for exempt water discharge activities, exempt groundwater activities and exempt flood risk activities, within 15 working days after that date.

(6) Every exemption registration authority must—

(a) ensure that its register is open to inspection by the public free of charge at all reasonable hours, and

(b) provide reasonable facilities to the public for obtaining a copy of an entry on payment of a reasonable charge.

(7) A register may be kept in any form.