# The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2009 (revoked)

S.I. 2009/3381 · made 20 December 2009 · revised to 9 May 2024

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PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-permitting-england-and-wales-amendment-no-2-regulations-2009-revoked/pdf/uksi_20093381_en.pdf; Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-permitting-england-and-wales-amendment-no-2-regulations-2009-revoked/pdf/uksiem_20093381_en.pdf

## Introductory text

Environmental Protection, England And Wales
Made 20th December 2009
Coming into force 6th April 2010
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## 1 Citation, commencement and extent

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## 2 Amendment of the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2007

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## 3 Amendment of regulation 2 (interpretation: general)

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## 4 Substitution of regulation 5 (interpretation: exempt waste operation)

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## 5 Amendment of regulation 22 (revocation of an environmental permit: general)

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## 6 Amendment of regulation 38 (offences)

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## 7 Substitution of regulation 68 (further provision in relation to waste)

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## 8 Insertion of regulation 71B (transitional provision: exempt waste operations)

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## 9 Amendment of Schedule 1 (activities)

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## 10 Substitution of Schedule 2 (exempt waste operations: general)

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## 11 Substitution of Schedule 3 (descriptions: exempt waste operations and other operations to which section 33(1)(a) of the 1990 Act does not apply)

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## 12 Amendment of Schedule 19 (public registers)

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## 13 Amendments to the Environment Act 1995

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## 14 Consequential amendment to the Waste Management (England and Wales) Regulations 2006

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## 15 Consequential amendment to the Waste Batteries and Accumulators Regulations 2009

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## 16 Savings

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## Signature

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## Schedule 1 SCHEDULE 2 TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITTING (ENGLAND AND WALES) REGULATIONS 2007

“SCHEDULE 2
Exempt waste operations: general
Interpretation: general
1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Interpretation: exemption registration authority
2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Requirements for exempt waste operations
3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Procedure for registering an exempt waste operation
4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Restrictions on registering exempt waste operations carried on at the same place
5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fee for registration relating to WEEE operations
6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Validity of registration
7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Changes to relevant particulars
8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Register of exempt waste operations
9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Duty to remove entries from the register
10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Exclusion from the register of information affecting national security
11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Record keeping
12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Periodic inspections
13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .”

## Schedule 2 SCHEDULES 3 AND 3A TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITTING (ENGLAND AND WALES) REGULATIONS 2007

“SCHEDULE 3
Exempt waste operations: descriptions and conditions
Paragraph 3(1) of Schedule 2
PART 1
Interpretation
Interpretation
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PART 2
Exempt waste operations: descriptions and conditions (specific and general)
CHAPTER 1
Use of waste
Introductory
1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Use of waste in construction
U1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Use of baled end-of-life tyres in construction
U2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Use of waste in the construction of entertainment or educational installations etc
U3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Burning of waste as a fuel in a small appliance
U4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Use of waste derived biodiesel as fuel
U5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Use of sludge for the purposes of re-seeding a waste water treatment plant
U6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Use of effluent to clean a highway gravel bed
U7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Use of waste for a specified purpose
U8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Use of waste to manufacture finished goods
U9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spreading waste on agricultural land to confer benefit
U10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spreading waste on non-agricultural land to confer benefit
U11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Use of mulch
U12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spreading of plant matter to confer benefit
U13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Incorporation of ash into soil
U14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pig and poultry ash
U15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Use of depolluted end-of-life vehicles for vehicle parts
U16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CHAPTER 2
Treatment of waste
Introductory
1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Cleaning, washing, spraying or coating relevant waste
T1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Recovery of textiles
T2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Treatment of waste metals and metal alloys by heating for the purposes of removing grease etc
T3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Preparatory treatments (baling, sorting, shredding etc)
T4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Screening and blending of waste
T5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Treatment of waste wood and waste plant matter by chipping, shredding, cutting or pulverising
T6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Treatment of waste bricks, tiles and concrete by crushing, grinding or reducing in size
T7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mechanical treatment of end-of-life tyres
T8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Recovery of scrap metal
T9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sorting mixed waste
T10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Repair or refurbishment of WEEE
T11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Manual treatment of waste
T12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Treatment of waste food
T13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Crushing and emptying waste vehicle oil filters
T14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Treatment of waste aerosol cans
T15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Treatment of waste toner cartridges by sorting, dismantling, cleaning or refilling
T16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Crushing waste fluorescent tubes
T17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dewatering using flocculants
T18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Physical treatment of waste edible oil and fat to produce biodiesel
T19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Treatment of waste at a water treatment works
T20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Recovery of waste at a waste water treatment works
T21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Treatment of animal by-product waste at a collection centre
T22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Aerobic composting and associated prior treatment
T23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Anaerobic digestion at premises used for agriculture and burning of resultant biogas
T24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Anaerobic digestion at premises not used for agriculture and burning of resultant biogas
T25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Treatment of kitchen waste in a wormery
T26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Treatment of sheep dip for disposal
T27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sorting and de-naturing of controlled drugs for disposal
T28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Treatment of non-hazardous pesticide washings by carbon filtration for disposal
T29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Recovery of silver
T30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Recovery of monopropylene glycol from aircraft antifreeze fluids
T31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Treatment of waste in a biobed or biofilter
T32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Recovery of central heating oil by filtration
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CHAPTER 3
Disposal of waste
Introductory
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Deposit of waste from dredging of inland waters
D1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Deposit of waste from a railway sanitary convenience
D2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Deposit of waste from a portable sanitary convenience
D3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Deposit of agricultural waste consisting of plant tissue under a Plant Health notice
D4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Depositing samples of waste for the purposes of testing or analysing them
D5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Disposal by incineration
D6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Burning waste in the open
D7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Burning waste at a port under a Plant Health notice
D8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CHAPTER 4
Storage of waste other than at the place of production pending its recovery or reuse
Introductory
1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Storage of waste in secure containers
S1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Storage of waste in a secure place
S2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Storage of sludge
S3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SCHEDULE 3A
Descriptions and conditions: other waste operations to which section 33(1)(a) of the 1990 Act does not apply
Regulation 68(1)
PART 1
General and interpretation
General and interpretation
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PART 2
Other waste operations to which section 33(1)(a) of the 1990 Act does not apply: descriptions and conditions
Temporary storage at the place of production
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Temporary storage of waste at a place controlled by the producer
2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Temporary storage at a collection point
3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .”

## Explanatory note

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/3381 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-permitting-england-and-wales-amendment-no-2-regulations-2009-revoked
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