{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-environmental-permitting-waste-controlling-or-transporting-and-relevant-functions-of-primary-authorities-amendment-england-regulations-2026/regulation-24",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-environmental-permitting-waste-controlling-or-transporting-and-relevant-functions-of-primary-authorities-amendment-england-regulations-2026/regulation-24.json",
  "legislation": "ukdsi/2026/9780348283471",
  "legislation_title": "The Environmental Permitting (Waste Controlling or Transporting) and Relevant Functions of Primary Authorities (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-environmental-permitting-waste-controlling-or-transporting-and-relevant-functions-of-primary-authorities-amendment-england-regulations-2026",
  "path": "regulation/24",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "24",
  "heading": "Amendment of the Environmental Protection Act 1990",
  "text": "(1) The Environmental Protection Act 1990 is amended as follows.\n(2) In section 29 (waste on land: interpretation), in subsection (13), in the appropriate places insert—\n““exempt waste controlling or transporting activity”;”;\n““waste controlling or transporting activity”;”;\n““waste controlling-transporting activity”;”;\n““waste transporting activity”;”.\n(3) In section 34 (duty of care etc. as respects waste)—\n(a) in subsection (1) for the words from “imports” to “such waste,” substitute “falls within subsection (1ZA)”;\n(b) after subsection (1) insert—\n“(1ZA) A person falls within this subsection if the person—\n(a) imports, produces, carries, keeps, treats or disposes of controlled waste;\n(b) as a dealer or broker, has control of controlled waste; or\n(c) as an operator undertaking a waste controlling or transporting activity, including an exempt waste controlling or transporting activity, has control of controlled waste.”;\n(c) in subsection (3)—\n(i) at the end of paragraph (e) omit “and”;\n(ii) after paragraph (f) insert—\n“(g) any person who is the holder of an environmental permit for waste controlling-transporting activity or for waste transporting activity; and\n(h) any person who is registered under the Environmental Permitting Regulations in relation to exempt waste controlling or transporting activity.”.\n(4) In section 34B (power to search and seize vehicles etc.)—\n(a) in subsection (2)(a), after “waste operation” insert “or a waste controlling or transporting activity”;\n(b) in subsection (3)(a), after “waste operation” insert “or a waste controlling or transporting activity”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1990 c. 43."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Paragraph (13) of section 29 was inserted by S.I. 2007/3538 and amended by S.I. 2009/1799 and 2010/675."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Section 34 was amended by section 33 of the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 (c. 40), paragraph 65 of Schedule 22 to the Environment Act 1995 (c. 25), S.I. 1999/1820, 2005/2900, 2007/3538, 2009/1799, 2010/675 and 2011/988. There are other amendments to section 34, but none is relevant to these Regulations."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "Section 34B was inserted by section 46 of the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 (c. 16) and was amended by S.I. 2005/2900, 2007/3538, 2010/675. There are other amendments to section 34B, but none is relevant to these Regulations."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2026/9780348283471/regulation/24",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T14:37:22.529451+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}