Regulation 22 Exercise of offshore licensing functions

An appropriate authority must exercise its offshore licensing functions—

(a)

so far as material, for the purposes of implementing the waste management plans;

(b)

for the purposes of ensuring that—

(i)

the waste hierarchy referred to in Article 4 of the Waste Framework Directive is applied to the generation of waste; and

(ii)

waste generated by the disposal or recovery of waste is treated in accordance with Article 4 of the Waste Framework Directive;

(c)

for the purposes of implementing Article 13 of the Waste Framework Directive;

(d)

so as to ensure that the requirements in the second paragraph of Article 23(1) of the Waste Framework Directive are met; and

(e)

so as to ensure compliance with the following Articles of the Waste Framework Directive—

(i)

Article 18(2)(b) and (c),

(ii)

Article 23(3) and (4),

(iii)

Article 35(1).