# The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016, Paragraph 15: Exemption for receiving and disposing of solid radioactive waste


(1) This paragraph applies to the following radioactive substances activities—
(a) the activity described in paragraph 11(2)(b) of Part 2 of this Schedule (“Activity A”);
(b) the activity described in paragraph 11(4) of Part 2 of this Schedule (“Activity B”).
(2) A person (“A”) is exempt from the requirement for an environmental permit to carry on Activity A or Activity B in respect of solid radioactive waste described in paragraph 16(1)(a) where—
(a) A receives the waste on premises for the purpose of it being managed by A on those premises,
(b) in respect of those premises A manages substantial quantities of waste which is not radioactive waste, and
(c) the radioactive waste will be disposed of by A as soon as is reasonably practicable with the radioactive waste dispersed in non-radioactive waste.
(3) A person (“B”) is exempt from the requirement for an environmental permit to carry on Activity A in respect of solid radioactive waste described in paragraph 16(1) where—
(a) in respect of a sealed source, an electrodeposited source or a tritium foil source, B complies with the conditions in paragraph 17(2), and
(b) in respect of any other waste described in paragraph 16(1)(a), B complies with the conditions in paragraph 17(1) and (2).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2016/9780111150184/schedule/23/paragraph/15 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-environmental-permitting-england-and-wales-regulations-2016/schedule-23/paragraph-15
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