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The Transfrontier Shipment of Waste Regulations 2007

S.I. 2007/1711 · Made 12 June 2007 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Made 12th June 2007

Laid before Parliament 18th June 2007

Coming into force 12th July 2007

The Secretary of State is designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972f1 in relation to measures relating to the regulation and control of the transit, import and export of waste (including recyclable materials)f2 and in relation to the prevention, reduction and elimination of pollution caused by wastef3.

These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in that section and it appears to the Secretary of State that it is expedient for the references to Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on shipments of wastef4 to be construed as references to that instrument as amended from time to time.

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations under the powers conferred on him by section 2(2) of, as read with paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 1972f5:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1972 c. 68.

f2

S.I. 1993/2661, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

f3

S.I. 1992/2870, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

f4

OJ No L 190, 12.7.2006, p.1.

f5

Paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 was inserted by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51).

Contents

  1. Part 1: Introduction
  2. 1Title and commencement
  3. 2Application Repealed
  4. 3Scope of the Regulations
  5. 4Interpretation
  6. 4AThe Northern Irish border, the Scottish border and the Welsh border
  7. 4BOffshore installations
  8. 5Meaning of transport and person who transports waste
  9. 6Competent authorities of destination and dispatch
  10. 7Competent authority of transit
  11. 8Correspondent Repealed
  12. 9Notices
  13. 10Transitional provisions Repealed
  14. Part 2: UK Plan for Shipments of Waste
  15. 11Waste management plan Repealed
  16. 11AUK Plan for Shipments of Waste: continuation and changes
  17. 12Public participation procedures
  18. 13Procedures following public participation
  19. 14Provision of the plan to competent authorities
  20. 15Objections to shipments of waste
  21. 16The Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011
  22. Part 3: General requirements for shipment of waste
  23. 17Protection of the environment
  24. 18Compliance with notification etc.
  25. Part 4: Shipment of waste between the United Kingdom and EU countries
  26. 19Requirements for shipments of notifiable waste
  27. 20Requirements for shipment of waste specified in Article 3(2) and (4)
  28. Part 5: Export of waste to non-EU countries
  29. 21Prohibition on export of waste for disposal other than to EU or EFTA countries
  30. 22Requirements for export of waste for disposal to EFTA countries
  31. 23Prohibition on export of certain waste for recovery to non-EU, non-OECD Decision countries
  32. 23ARequirements for export of waste listed in Annex III or IIIA to non-EU, non-OECD Decision countries
  33. 23BRequirements for export of waste classified under more than one entry in Annex IIIetc. to non-EU, non-OECD Decision countries
  34. 24Requirements for export of waste for recovery to non-EU OECD Decision countries
  35. 25Miscellaneous prohibitions on export of waste
  36. 25ADisapplication of offences
  37. Part 6: Import of waste from third countries
  38. 26Prohibition on the import of waste for disposal
  39. 27Procedure for import of waste for disposal from a non-EU country Party to the Basel Convention
  40. 28Prohibition on import of waste for recovery
  41. 29Requirements for import of waste for recovery from or through a non-EU OECD Decision country
  42. 30Requirements for import of waste for recovery from a non-EU, non-OECD Decision country Party to the Basel Convention
  43. 31Requirements for import of waste from overseas countries or territories
  44. Part 7: Transit of waste
  45. 32Requirements for transit of waste for disposal
  46. 33Requirements for transit of waste for recovery: non-EU, non-OECD Decision countries
  47. 34Requirements for transit of waste for recovery: EU OECD Decision countries
  48. 35Requirements for transit of waste between EU or OECD Decision countries and non-EU, non-OECD Decision countries
  49. Part 8: Additional duties
  50. 36Illegal shipments of waste brought to a facility
  51. 37Duties on operators of facilities in respect of notifiable waste
  52. 38Interim recovery or disposal operations
  53. 39Duties on operators of facilities in respect of waste subject to general information requirements
  54. 40Duties on consignees in respect of notifiable waste
  55. 41Duties on consignees in respect of waste subject to general information requirements
  56. 42Duties on laboratories
  57. 43Notifier’s duty to keep documents
  58. 44Duties on persons who arrange the shipment of waste
  59. 45Annex VII document
  60. Part 9: Miscellaneous
  61. 46Fees
  62. 47Costs of take-back etc.
  63. 48Approval of a financial guarantee
  64. 49Supply of the financial guarantee
  65. 49APower to share information
  66. 50Enforcement bodies
  67. 50AAuthorised persons
  68. 50BAssistance by the Secretary of State in relation to offshore installations
  69. 51Enforcement powers
  70. 52Compliance with notices
  71. 53Obstruction
  72. 54Falsely obtaining consent etc.
  73. 55Offences by bodies corporate
  74. 56Offences by Scottish partnerships
  75. 57Acts of third parties
  76. 58Penalties
  77. 59Fixed penalties
  78. 59ACivil sanctions , England
  79. 59BCivil sanctions, Wales
  80. 59CReview
  81. 60Revocations Repealed
  82. Signature
  83. Schedule A1: The Northern Irish border, the Scottish border and the Welsh border
  84. 1The Northern Irish border
  85. 2The Scottish border: the North Sea
  86. 3The Scottish border: the Irish Sea
  87. 4The Welsh border
  88. Schedule 1: Transitional provisions for shipments to ... Bulgaria or Romania Repealed
  89. 1Shipments of waste to Latvia Repealed
  90. 2Shipments of waste to Poland Repealed
  91. 3Shipments of waste to Slovakia Repealed
  92. 4Shipments of waste to Bulgaria Repealed
  93. 5Shipments of waste to Romania Repealed
  94. Schedule 2: Transitional fees in Great Britain Repealed
  95. 1Transitional fees payable to the Environment Agency Repealed
  96. 2Transitional fees payable to the Scottish Environment Protection Agency Repealed
  97. Schedule 3Fees in Northern Ireland
  98. 1Fees
  99. Schedule 4: Application for approval of a financial guarantee
  100. 1Interpretation Repealed
  101. 2Shipment of waste from the United Kingdom
  102. 3Import of waste from third countries
  103. Schedule 5: Enforcement powers
  104. Part 1: Powers of authorised persons
  105. 1Powers under the Environment Act 1995
  106. 1APowers under the Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997
  107. 2Information notice
  108. 3Enforcement and prohibition notices
  109. 4Appeals against enforcement and prohibition notices
  110. 5Powers to seize waste
  111. 6Seizure procedures
  112. 7Requests for assistance from other competent authorities
  113. Part 2: Powers of general customs officials
  114. 8Powers of general customs officials
  115. Part 2A: Powers of persons authorised by the Secretary of State
  116. 8APowers of entry etc.
  117. 8BSupplementary
  118. Part 3: Take-back etc. of waste
  119. 9Shipments of waste that cannot be completed
  120. 10Illegal shipments of waste
  121. 11Recovery or disposal of illegal shipment
  122. 12Take-back by the competent authority
  123. Schedule 6Form of fixed penalty notices
  124. Explanatory note