# The Controlled Waste Regulations 1992, Regulation 5: Waste to be treated as industrial waste

Extent: E+W+S

(1) Subject to paragraph (2) and regulations 7 and 7A, waste of the descriptions set out in Schedule 3 shall be treated as industrial waste for the purposes of Part II of the Act.
(2) Waste of the following descriptions shall be treated as industrial waste for the purposes of Part II of the Act (except section 34(2))—
(a) waste arising from works of construction or demolition, including waste arising from work preparatory thereto;
(b) septic tank sludge not falling within regulation 7(1)(a) or (c).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/588/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/controlled-waste-regulations-1992/regulation-5
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