Regulation 7 Transitional provision

In regulation 5, the following paragraph is added at the end—

“(8)

Where—

(a)

a person was technically competent for the purposes of section 74(3)(b) of the 1990 Act in relation to a type of facility immediately prior to the coming into force of the Waste Management Licensing (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2003 (“the 2003 Regulations”) (whether or not the management of a facility of that type was in the hands of that person at that time); and

(b)

that person would, in order to manage a facility of that type, be required to obtain a new certificate in order to remain technically competent in relation to thereto as a result of the 2003 Regulations

then, until 31 March 2005, that person shall be treated as technically competent in relation to a facility of that type for the purposes of section 74(3)(b) of the 1990 Act.”.