# The Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011, Regulation 26: Exemptions in relation to carriers


(1) The following are not required to be a registered carrier of controlled waste for the purposes of section 1 of the Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989—
(a) a carrier who is a specified person and who does not normally and regularly transport controlled waste;
(b) the operator of a vessel, aircraft, hovercraft, floating container or vehicle, in relation to its use, after it has been loaded with waste in circumstances in which a marine licence is required or would be required but for a marine exemption order for transporting the waste in order to carry out a specified marine operation.
(2) In paragraph (1)(b)—
“marine licence” means—
(a) a licence under Part 2 of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985; or
(b) a marine licence under Part 4 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009;
“marine exemption order” means an order under—
(a) section 7 of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 (exemptions from licensing); or
(b) section 74 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (which provides for exemptions from marine licensing);
“specified marine operation” means an operation mentioned in—
(a) section 5 or 6 of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 (deposits in the sea or incineration); or
(b) an item numbered 1 to 6 or 11 to 13 in section 66(1) of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (which specifies licensable marine activities).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2011/9780111506462/regulation/26 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-waste-england-and-wales-regulations-2011/regulation-26
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