Paragraph 40 I1

Northern Ireland

(1)

The storage, pending its collection or transport, of non-liquid waste at any site other than the premises where it is produced F1including the temporary storage of WEEE F2or waste batteries or accumulators pending its recovery if –

(a)

it is stored in a secure container or containers, does not at any time exceed 50 cubic metres in total and is not kept for a period longer than 3 months;

(b)

the person storing the waste is the owner of the container or has the consent of the owner; F3...

(c)

the container in which it is stored is not on a site which is otherwise being used for the reception of waste with a view to its being disposed of or recovered elsewhere F4; and

(d)

the person storing the waste ensures that no waste collected and transported in accordance with Article 5(2E) of the 1997 Order is mixed with any other waste or any material, to the extent that mixing would hamper future recycling.

(2)

Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply to the storage of waste at a place used for the recovery of scrap metal or the dismantling of waste motor vehicles.

(3)

The temporary storage, pending their collection or transport, of scrap rails on operational land of a railway, light railway or tramway if the total quantity of that waste in any one place does not at any time exceed 10 tonnes.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 40(1) inserted (5.1.2007) by Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Waste Management Licensing) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (S.R. 2006/519), reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 8(a) (with Sch. 2)
F2: Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 40(1) inserted (20.5.2009) by The Waste Batteries and Accumulators (Treatment and Disposal) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 (S.R. 2009/159), regs. 1, 3(6)(a) (with reg. 4)
F3: Word in Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 40(1)(b) omitted (14.2.2015) by virtue of The Food Waste Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/14), regs. 1(1), 5(4)(b)(i)
F4: Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 40(1)(d) and word substituted for full stop (14.2.2015) by virtue of The Food Waste Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/14), regs. 1(1), 5(4)(b)(ii)

Commencement

I1: Sch. 2 para. 40 in operation at 19.12.2003, see reg. 1(1)