# The Environmental Permitting (Waste Controlling or Transporting) and Relevant Functions of Primary Authorities (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2026, Regulation 24: Amendment of the Environmental Protection Act 1990


(1) The Environmental Protection Act 1990 is amended as follows.
(2) In section 29 (waste on land: interpretation), in subsection (13), in the appropriate places insert—
““exempt waste controlling or transporting activity”;”;
““waste controlling or transporting activity”;”;
““waste controlling-transporting activity”;”;
““waste transporting activity”;”.
(3) In section 34 (duty of care etc. as respects waste)—
(a) in subsection (1) for the words from “imports” to “such waste,” substitute “falls within subsection (1ZA)”;
(b) after subsection (1) insert—
“(1ZA) A person falls within this subsection if the person—
(a) imports, produces, carries, keeps, treats or disposes of controlled waste;
(b) as a dealer or broker, has control of controlled waste; or
(c) as an operator undertaking a waste controlling or transporting activity, including an exempt waste controlling or transporting activity, has control of controlled waste.”;
(c) in subsection (3)—
(i) at the end of paragraph (e) omit “and”;
(ii) after paragraph (f) insert—
“(g) any person who is the holder of an environmental permit for waste controlling-transporting activity or for waste transporting activity; and
(h) any person who is registered under the Environmental Permitting Regulations in relation to exempt waste controlling or transporting activity.”.
(4) In section 34B (power to search and seize vehicles etc.)—
(a) in subsection (2)(a), after “waste operation” insert “or a waste controlling or transporting activity”;
(b) in subsection (3)(a), after “waste operation” insert “or a waste controlling or transporting activity”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2026/9780348283471/regulation/24 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-environmental-permitting-waste-controlling-or-transporting-and-relevant-functions-of-primary-authorities-amendment-england-regulations-2026/regulation-24
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