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Paragraph 5 Preparation of offshore waste management plan

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(1)

Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, it shall be the duty of a licensing authority to prepare a statement (“the plan”) containing the authority’s policies in relation to the recovery or disposal of waste for attaining the relevant objectives in those parts of United Kingdom waters and United Kingdom controlled waters for which the authority is the licensing authority.

(2)

Two or more licensing authorities may join together to prepare a single statement covering the several parts of United Kingdom waters and United Kingdom controlled waters for which they are the licensing authorities.

(3)

The plan shall relate in particular to—

(a)

the type, quantity and origin of waste to be recovered or disposed of;

(b)

general technical requirements;

(c)

any special arrangements for particular wastes; and

(d)

suitable disposal sites or installations.

(4)

The licensing authority shall make copies of the plan available to the public on payment of reasonable charges.

(5)

In this paragraph, “United Kingdom waters” and “United Kingdom controlled waters” have the meaning given by section 24(1) of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985f1.

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Footnotes

f1

1985 c. 48; the definition of “United Kingdom controlled waters” is inserted by section 146(7) of the 1990 Act.34