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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-waste-management-licensing-scotland-regulations-2011/schedule-1/paragraph-28",
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  "legislation": "sdsi/2011/9780111012147",
  "legislation_title": "The Waste Management Licensing (Scotland) Regulations 2011",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-waste-management-licensing-scotland-regulations-2011",
  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/28",
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  "number": "28",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "The use of autoclaves to sterilise waste, including special waste, as listed in Table 12, at the place where the waste is produced, if—\n(a) the autoclaves have a capacity of no more than 3 cubic metres,\n(b) the autoclaves are accredited by the Medicine and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency,\n(c) no more than 100 tonnes of waste is so sterilised at any one place in any one calendar month, and\n(d) where the waste is special waste, it is so sterilised as part of, or as a preliminary to, a recovery operation.\nTable 12\nCodes\nTypes of waste\n(1)Codes referred to in the European Waste Catalogue.\n(2)Includes special waste.\nWastes from natal care, diagnosis, treatment or prevention of disease in humans (18 01)\n18 01 01\nSharps (except 18 01 03)\n18 01 02\nBody parts and organs including blood bags and blood preserves (except 18 01 03)\n18 01 03\nWastes whose collection and disposal is subject to special requirements in order to prevent infection\n18 01 04\nWastes whose collection and disposal is not subject to special requirements in order to prevent infection (for example, dressings, plaster casts, linen, disposable clothing, diapers)\n18 01 06\nChemicals consisting of or containing dangerous substances\n18 01 07\nChemicals other than those mentioned in 18 01 06\n18 01 08\nCytotoxic and cytostatic medicines\n18 01 09\nMedicines other than those mentioned in 18 01 08\n18 01 10\nAmalgam waste from dental care",
  "extent": null,
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  "version": "current",
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "(1)Codes referred to in the European Waste Catalogue."
    },
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      "label": "f2",
      "text": "(2)Includes special waste."
    }
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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