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Paragraph 18

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(1)

The storage on any premises in a secure container or containers of waste of a kind described in sub-paragraph (2) below if—

(a)

the storage capacity of the container or containers does not exceed 400 cubic metres in total;

(b)

in the case of waste oil, the storage capacity of any container or containers used for its storage does not exceed 3 cubic metres in total, and provision is made to prevent oil escaping into the ground or a drain;

(c)

there are no more than 20 containers on those premises;

(d)

the waste will be reused, or used for the purposes of—

(i)

any activity described in paragraph 11 carried on at those premises; or

(ii)

any other recovery activity;

(e)

each kind of waste described in sub-paragraph (2) below stored on the premises is kept separately;

(f)

no waste is stored on the premises for longer than twelve months; and

(g)

the person storing the waste is the owner of the container or has the consent of the owner.

(2)

Sub-paragraph (1) above applies to the following kinds of waste—

(a)

any waste described in paragraph 17 other than waste solvents, refrigerants or halons;

(b)

waste oil.