Regulation 28 Carriers of, and brokers and dealers in, controlled waste time to comply with the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016

(1)

A carrier of, or broker or dealer in, controlled waste registered under the CP(A)A 1989 immediately before Part 3 comes into force, that is—

(a)

a specified person within the meaning of regulation 24 of the Waste Regulations 2011, and

(b)

is required to

(i)

have an environmental permit for a waste controlling or transporting activity, or

(ii)

be registered for an exempt waste controlling or transporting activity under the EPR 2016,

is not required to do so until the end of the period of 12 months beginning with the day on which Part 2 of these Regulations comes into force.

(2)

Other carriers of, and brokers and dealers in, controlled waste registered under the CP(A)A 1989 that are required to—

(a)

have an environmental permit for a waste controlling or transporting activity, or

(b)

be registered for an exempt waste controlling or transporting activity under the EPR 2016,

are only required to do so on the day after the date on which that carrier, broker or dealer’s registration was scheduled to expire under the CP(A)A 1989.

(3)

Carriers of controlled waste that are—

(a)

not required to be registered under the CP(A)A 1989 by virtue of regulation 26(1) of the Waste Regulations 2011, and

(b)

are required—

(i)

to have an environmental permit for a waste controlling activity, or

(ii)

be registered for an exempt waste controlling or transporting activity under the EPR 2016,

must have an environmental permit for a waste controlling activity or be registered for an exempt waste controlling or transporting activity under the EPR 2016 on the day on which Part 2 of these Regulations comes into force.