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The Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994

S.I. 1994/1056 · Made 12 April 1994

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Made 12th April 1994

Laid before Parliament 13th April 1994

Coming into force

— except for regulations 4 and 5 1st May 1994

Regulations 4 and 5 10th August 1994

The Secretary of State for the Environment as respects England, the Secretary of State for Wales as respects Wales and the Secretary of State for Scotland as respects Scotland, being Ministers designatedf1 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972f2 in relation to measures relating to the prevention, reduction and elimination of pollution of water and the prevention, reduction and elimination of pollution caused by waste, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 2(2) of that Act, sections 30(4) and 104(1) of the Control of Pollution Act 1974f3, sections 1(3)(a), 2, 8(2) and 9(1)f4 of the Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989f5, sections 29(10), 33(3), 35(6), 36(1), 39(3), 40(3), 43(8), 45(3), 50(3), 54(14), 64(1), (4) and (8), 74(6), 75(8) and 156 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990f6 (having in particular had regard in exercising their powers under section 33(3) of that Act to the matters specified in section 33(4) of that Act) and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf hereby make the following Regulations:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

S.I. 1989/2393 and 1992/2870.

f2

1972 c. 68.

f3

1974 c. 40.

f4

See the definition of “prescribed”.

f5

1989 c. 14.

f6

1990 c. 43.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement, interpretation and extent
  2. 2Application for a waste management licence or for the surrender or transfer of a waste management licence
  3. 3Relevant offences
  4. 4Technical competence
  5. 5Technical competence-transitional provisions
  6. 6Notice of appeal
  7. 7Time limit for making an appeal
  8. 8Reports of hearings
  9. 9Notification of determination
  10. 10Particulars to be entered in public registers
  11. 11Information to be excluded or removed from a register
  12. 12Mobile plant
  13. 13Health at work
  14. 14Waste oils
  15. 15Groundwater
  16. 16Exclusion of activities under other control regimes from waste management licensing
  17. 17Exemptions from waste management licensing
  18. 18Registration in connection with exempt activities
  19. 19Waste Framework Directive
  20. 20Registration of brokers
  21. 21Amendment of the Deposits in the Sea (Exemptions) Order 1985
  22. 22Amendment of the Collection and Disposal of Waste Regulations 1988
  23. 23Amendment of the Controlled Waste (Registration of Carriers and Seizure of Vehicles) Regulations 1991
  24. 24Amendment of the Controlled Waste Regulations 1992
  25. Signature
  26. Schedule 1: INFORMATION AND EVIDENCE REQUIRED IN RELATION TO AN APPLICATION FOR THE SURRENDER OF A SITE LICENCE
  27. 1Paragraph 1
  28. 2Paragraph 2
  29. 3Paragraph 3
  30. 4Paragraph 4
  31. 5Paragraph 5
  32. 6Paragraph 6
  33. 7Paragraph 7
  34. Schedule 2: INFORMATION REQUIRED IN RELATION TO AN APPLICATION FOR THE TRANSFER OF A WASTE MANAGEMENT LICENCE
  35. 1Paragraph 1
  36. 2Paragraph 2
  37. 3Paragraph 3
  38. 4Paragraph 4
  39. 5Paragraph 5
  40. 6Paragraph 6
  41. 7Paragraph 7
  42. 8Paragraph 8
  43. 9Paragraph 9
  44. 10Paragraph 10
  45. 11Paragraph 11
  46. 12Paragraph 12
  47. Schedule 3: ACTIVITIES EXEMPT FROM WASTE MANAGEMENT LICENSING
  48. 1Paragraph 1
  49. 2Paragraph 2
  50. 3Paragraph 3
  51. 4Paragraph 4
  52. 5Paragraph 5
  53. 6Paragraph 6
  54. 7Paragraph 7
  55. 8Paragraph 8
  56. 9Paragraph 9
  57. 10Paragraph 10
  58. 11Paragraph 11
  59. 12Paragraph 12
  60. 13Paragraph 13
  61. 14Paragraph 14
  62. 15Paragraph 15
  63. 16Paragraph 16
  64. 17Paragraph 17
  65. 18Paragraph 18
  66. 19Paragraph 19
  67. 20Paragraph 20
  68. 21Paragraph 21
  69. 22Paragraph 22
  70. 23Paragraph 23
  71. 24Paragraph 24
  72. 25Paragraph 25
  73. 26Paragraph 26
  74. 27Paragraph 27
  75. 28Paragraph 28
  76. 29Paragraph 29
  77. 30Paragraph 30
  78. 31Paragraph 31
  79. 32Paragraph 32
  80. 33Paragraph 33
  81. 34Paragraph 34
  82. 35Paragraph 35
  83. 36Paragraph 36
  84. 37Paragraph 37
  85. 38Paragraph 38
  86. 39Paragraph 39
  87. 40Paragraph 40
  88. 41Paragraph 41
  89. 42Paragraph 42
  90. 43Paragraph 43
  91. Schedule 4: WASTE FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE etc.
  92. Part I: GENERAL
  93. 1Interpretation of Schedule 4
  94. 2Duties of competent authorities
  95. 3Meaning of “competent authority” etc.
  96. 4Relevant objectives
  97. 5Preparation of offshore waste management plan
  98. 6Matters to be covered by permits
  99. 7Modifications of provisions relating to development plans
  100. 8Modifications of Part I of the Environmental Protection Act 1990
  101. 9Modifications of Part II of the Environmental Protection Act 1990
  102. 10Modifications of Part I of the Control of Pollution Act 1974
  103. 11References to “waste” in Planning and Water legislation
  104. 12Registration by professional collectors and transporters of waste, and by dealers and brokers
  105. 13Duty to carry out appropriate periodic inspections
  106. 14Record keeping
  107. Part II: SUBSTANCES OR OBJECTS WHICH ARE WASTE WHEN DISCARDED etc.
  108. 1Paragraph 1
  109. 2Paragraph 2
  110. 3Paragraph 3
  111. 4Paragraph 4
  112. 5Paragraph 5
  113. 6Paragraph 6
  114. 7Paragraph 7
  115. 8Paragraph 8
  116. 9Paragraph 9
  117. 10Paragraph 10
  118. 11Paragraph 11
  119. 12Paragraph 12
  120. 13Paragraph 13
  121. 14Paragraph 14
  122. 15Paragraph 15
  123. 16Paragraph 16
  124. Part III: WASTE DISPOSAL OPERATIONS
  125. 1Paragraph 1
  126. 2Paragraph 2
  127. 3Paragraph 3
  128. 4Paragraph 4
  129. 5Paragraph 5
  130. 6Paragraph 6
  131. 7Paragraph 7
  132. 8Paragraph 8
  133. 9Paragraph 9
  134. 10Paragraph 10
  135. 11Paragraph 11
  136. 12Paragraph 12
  137. 13Paragraph 13
  138. 14Paragraph 14
  139. 15Paragraph 15
  140. Part IV: WASTE RECOVERY OPERATIONS
  141. 1Paragraph 1
  142. 2Paragraph 2
  143. 3Paragraph 3
  144. 4Paragraph 4
  145. 5Paragraph 5
  146. 6Paragraph 6
  147. 7Paragraph 7
  148. 8Paragraph 8
  149. 9Paragraph 9
  150. 10Paragraph 10
  151. 11Paragraph 11
  152. 12Paragraph 12
  153. 13Paragraph 13
  154. Schedule 5: REGISTRATION OF BROKERS OF CONTROLLED WASTE
  155. Part I: GENERAL
  156. 1Interpretation
  157. 2Registers
  158. 3Applications for registration
  159. 4Registration as a broker and amendment of entries
  160. 5Revocation of registration
  161. 6Appeals
  162. 7Duration of registration
  163. 8Cessation of registration
  164. IIPart II
  165. IIIPart III
  166. Explanatory note