# The Environmental Permitting (Waste Controlling or Transporting) and Relevant Functions of Primary Authorities (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2026, Regulation 6: Regulation 7 (interpretation: operate a regulated facility and operator)


In regulation 7 (interpretation: operate a regulated facility and operator)—
(a) renumber the existing paragraph as paragraph (1);
(b) in that paragraph, in the definition of “operate a regulated facility”—
(i) at the end of paragraph (a) omit “or”;
(ii) at the end of paragraph (b) insert “or”;
(iii) after paragraph (b) insert—
“(c) carry on a waste controlling or transporting activity in England”;
(c) after paragraph (1) insert—
“(2) A person carries on a waste controlling or transporting activity in England if—
(a) their registered office or principal place of business is in England;
(b) their registered office and principal place of business are outside England, but they carry on waste controlling or transporting activity from any other place of business in England;
(c) they import waste from outside the United Kingdom, and the movement of waste ends in England; or
(d) they export waste from within the United Kingdom, and the movement of waste starts in England.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2026/9780348283471/regulation/6 (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-6
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