Regulation 20 Requirements for shipment of waste specified in Article 3(2) and (4)

United Kingdom

(1)

This regulation applies to waste specified in Article 3(2) or (4) that originates in F1the United Kingdom or F2the European Union and is either brought into the United Kingdom or is destined for F3an EU country, whether or not that waste passes through a F4non-EU country.

(2)

A person who transports such waste commits an offence if—

(a)

he does so without the waste being accompanied by a completed Annex VII document in accordance with Article 18(1)(a), that is signed in accordance with Article 18(1)(b);

(b)

in the case of waste specified in Article 3(2), he does so without a contract as referred to in Article 18(2) having been entered into; or

(c)

he fails to comply with Article 19.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in reg. 20(1) inserted (31.12.2020) by The International Waste Shipments (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/590), regs. 2(2), 28(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2: Words substituted (22.4.2011) by The Treaty of Lisbon (Changes in Terminology) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1043), arts. 2, 3-6
F3: Words in reg. 20(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The International Waste Shipments (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/590), regs. 2(2), 28(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F4: Words in reg. 20(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The International Waste Shipments (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/590), regs. 2(2), 28(c); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Notes on Part 4

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Pt. 4 heading substituted (31.12.2020) by The International Waste Shipments (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/590), regs. 2(2), 26; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)