Explanatory note

These Regulations amend the Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/894) (“the 2005 Regulations”).

Regulation 2(4) revokes Part 5 of the 2005 Regulations. Part 5 of the 2005 Regulations requires premises at which hazardous waste is produced or from which hazardous waste is removed to be notified to the Environment Agency. Regulation 2 also makes consequential amendments to the 2005 Regulations connected to the revocation of Part 5.

Regulation 2(5)(a) corrects an error in regulation 49(4) of the 2005 Regulations. Regulation 2(9) inserts a review provision into the 2005 Regulations as required by Part 2 of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (c.26). Regulation 3 contains a consequential amendment.

A full impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business, the voluntary sector and the public sector is annexed to the Explanatory Memorandum for these Regulations on www.legislation.gov.uk.