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The Waste Management Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003

S.R. 2003/493 · Made 28 November 2003 · Extends to Northern Ireland

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Made 28th November 2003

Coming into operation 19th December 2003

The Department of the Environment, being a Department designatedf1 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972f2 in relation to measures relating to (i) the prevention, reduction and elimination of pollution of water, the prevention, reduction and elimination of pollution caused by waste, the regulation and control of the transit, import and export of waste (including recyclable materials) and (ii) the prevention of waste from vehicles and forms of recovery of end of life vehicles and their components, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 2(2) of that Act, sections 7(1) and(2) and 25(3) of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985f3, Article 30 of the Industrial Pollution Control (Northern Ireland) Order 1997f4, Articles 2(2), (3), (4) and (8), 3(3)(a) and (5), 4(3), 6(6), 17(9), 34(1), 38(3)(a), 39 and 77 of the Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997f5 (having in particular had regard in exercising its power under Article 4(3) of that Order to the matters specified in Article 4(4) of that Order) and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:C1C2

Annotations to the whole text

Modifications

C1

Regulations modified (16.7.2005) by The Hazardous Waste Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 (S.R. 2005/300), reg. 1(1), Sch. 10 para. 9(4)

C2

Regulations modified (31.12.2020) by S.I. 2019/289, reg. 5, Sch. 3 (as amended by The Waste (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 (S.R. 2020/284), regs. 1(1), 3(3)(5))

Footnotes

f1

S.I. 1989/2393, S.I. 1992/2870, S.I. 1993/2661 and S.I. 2001/3495

f2

1972 c. 68

f3

1985 c. 48

f4

S.I. 1997/2777 (N.I. 18)

f5

S.I. 1997/2778 (N.I. 19)

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
  2. 2Offences
  3. 3Technical competence
  4. 4Technical competence – transitional provisions Repealed
  5. 5Pre-qualification technical competence
  6. 6Notice of appeal
  7. 7Time limit for making an appeal
  8. 8Notification of determination
  9. 9Particulars to be entered in public registers
  10. 10Information to be excluded or removed from a register
  11. 11Mobile plant
  12. 11AConditions of site licences: WEEE
  13. 11BConditions of waste management licences: waste batteries and accumulators
  14. 11CConditions of waste management licences: calculation of recycling efficiencies of the recycling processes of waste batteries and accumulators
  15. 11DConditions of waste management licences: separately collected food waste
  16. 11EConditions of waste management licences: Materials facilities
  17. 12Health at Work
  18. 13Waste oils
  19. 14Groundwater Repealed
  20. 15Amendments to the Groundwater Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998
  21. 16Exclusion of activities under other control regimes from waste management licensing
  22. 16AExclusion from waste management licensing: waste batteries and accumulators
  23. 17Exemptions from waste management licensing
  24. 18Registration in connection with exempt activities
  25. 19Registration obligations
  26. 20Refusal, revocation and cessation of registration
  27. 20AFood waste exemptions from waste management licensing
  28. 20BFees and charges for registration in connection with exempt activities
  29. 21Waste Framework Directive
  30. 22Registration of brokers
  31. 23Amendment of the Deposits in the Sea (Exemptions) Order (Northern Ireland) 1995 Repealed
  32. 24Amendment of the Special Waste Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998
  33. 25Amendment of the Controlled Waste (Registration of Carriers and Seizure of Vehicles) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999
  34. 26End of Life Vehicles Directive
  35. 27Revocations
  36. Signature
  37. Schedule 1 Repealed
  38. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  39. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  40. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  41. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  42. Schedule 1ADefinition of “relevant waste”
  43. Schedule 2: EXEMPTIONS FROM WASTE MANAGEMENT LICENSING
  44. Part I: activities exempt from waste management licensing
  45. 1Paragraph 1
  46. 2Paragraph 2
  47. 3Paragraph 3
  48. 4Paragraph 4
  49. 5Paragraph 5
  50. 6Paragraph 6
  51. 7Paragraph 7
  52. 8Paragraph 8 Repealed
  53. 9Paragraph 9
  54. 10Paragraph 10
  55. 11Paragraph 11
  56. 11AParagraph 11A
  57. 12Paragraph 12
  58. 13Paragraph 13
  59. 14Paragraph 14
  60. 15Paragraph 15
  61. 16Paragraph 16
  62. 17Paragraph 17 Repealed
  63. 18Paragraph 18 Repealed
  64. 19Paragraph 19
  65. 20Paragraph 20
  66. 21Paragraph 21
  67. 22Paragraph 22
  68. 23Paragraph 23
  69. 24Paragraph 24
  70. 25Paragraph 25
  71. 26Paragraph 26
  72. 27Paragraph 27
  73. 28Paragraph 28 Repealed
  74. 29Paragraph 29
  75. 30Paragraph 30
  76. 31Paragraph 31
  77. 32Paragraph 32
  78. 33Paragraph 33
  79. 34Paragraph 34
  80. 35Paragraph 35
  81. 36Paragraph 36
  82. 37Paragraph 37
  83. 38Paragraph 38
  84. 39Paragraph 39
  85. 40Paragraph 40
  86. 41Paragraph 41
  87. 42Paragraph 42
  88. 43Paragraph 43
  89. 44Paragraph 44
  90. 45Paragraph 45
  91. 46Paragraph 46
  92. 47Paragraph 47
  93. 47AParagraph 47A
  94. 47BParagraph 47B
  95. 47CParagraph 47C
  96. 47DParagraph 47D
  97. 47EParagraph 47E
  98. 47FParagraph 47F
  99. 48Paragraph 48
  100. 49Paragraph 49
  101. 50Paragraph 50
  102. 51Paragraph 51
  103. 52Paragraph 52
  104. IIINFORMATION REQUIRED FOR THE REGISTRATION OF AN EXEMPTION
  105. Part III: assessment of benefit to agriculture or ecological improvement
  106. 1Paragraph 1
  107. 2Paragraph 2
  108. 3Paragraph 3
  109. Schedule 3: WASTE FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE
  110. Part I: General
  111. 1Interpretation of Schedule 3
  112. 2Duties of competent authorities
  113. 3Meaning of “competent authority” etc.
  114. 4Relevant objectives in relation to waste management
  115. 5Preparation of offshore waste management plan
  116. 6Matters to be covered by permits
  117. 7Modifications of provisions relating to development plans and regional development strategy
  118. 8Modifications of the Industrial Pollution Control (Northern Ireland) Order 1997
  119. 9Modifications of Part II of the Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997
  120. 10Modifications of Part II of the Pollution Control and Local Government (Northern Ireland) Order 1978
  121. 11References to “waste” in planning and water legislation
  122. 12Registration by professional collectors and transporters of waste, and by dealers and brokers
  123. 13Duty to carry out appropriate periodic inspections
  124. 14Record keeping
  125. IIWASTE DISPOSAL OPERATIONS
  126. IIIWASTE RECOVERY OPERATIONS
  127. Part IV: Duties of planning authorities
  128. 1Interpretation of this Part
  129. 2Meaning of planning authority
  130. 3Meaning of planning functions
  131. 4Exercise of planning functions
  132. 5Further duties in relation to planning permission
  133. Schedule 4: REGISTRATION OF BROKERS AND DEALERS OF CONTROLLED WASTE
  134. 1Interpretation of Schedule 4
  135. 2Registers
  136. 3Applications for registration
  137. 4Registration as a broker or dealer and amendment of entries
  138. 5Revocation of registration
  139. 6Appeals
  140. 7Duration of registration
  141. 8Cessation of registration
  142. Schedule 5: CONDITIONS FOR THE KEEPING OR TREATMENT OF END OF LIFE VEHICLES
  143. Part I: obligations in respect of keeping or treatment of end of life vehicles
  144. 1Paragraph 1
  145. 2Paragraph 2
  146. Part II: minimum technical requirements for the keeping and treatment of end of life vehicles
  147. 1Paragraph 1
  148. 2Paragraph 2
  149. 3Paragraph 3
  150. 4Paragraph 4
  151. 5Paragraph 5
  152. Schedule 6: Prescribed Offences
  153. 1Paragraph 1
  154. Explanatory note