# The Waste Management Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003, Paragraph 5: Preparation of offshore waste management plan


(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), it shall be the duty of the Department to prepare a statement (“the plan”) containing its policies in relation to the recovery or disposal of waste for the purposes of attaining the relevant objectives in those parts of United Kingdom waters and United Kingdom controlled waters for which the Department is the licensing authority.
(2) 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.
(3) In exercising its offshore licensing functions the Department shall ensure—
(a) the waste hierarchy is applied to the generation of waste;
(b) waste generated by the disposal or recovery of waste is treated in accordance with the waste hierarchy;
(c) waste management is carried out without endangering health, without harming the environment and in particular—
(i) without risk to water, air, soil, plants or animals;
(ii) without causing a nuisance through noise or odours; and
(iii) without adversely affecting the countryside or places of interest;
(d) waste management is carried out under licences granted for a specified period, which may be renewable;
(e) where mixing of hazardous waste is allowed under a licence the adverse impact of the waste management is not increased and the mixing operation conforms to best available techniques;
(f) where it considers that the intended method of treatment is unacceptable from the point of view of environmental protection, in particular where paragraph (c) is not complied with a licence shall be refused;
(g) it is a condition of any permit issued under the Pollution Prevention and Control (Industrial Emissions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 covering incineration or co-incineration with energy recovery that the recovery of energy takes place with a high level of efficiency;
(h) any establishment or undertaking intending to carry out waste treatment, producers of hazardous waste and establishments which collect or transport hazardous waste on a professional basis or act as dealers or brokers of hazardous waste keep a chronological record of—
(i) the quantity, nature and origin of that waste and the quantity of products and materials resulting from preparing for re-use, recycling or recovery operations; and
(ii) where relevant, the destination, frequency of collection, mode of transport and treatment method foreseen in respect of waste;
(i) the persons mentioned in paragraph (h) make that data available in such manner and form it may specify.
(4) The Department shall make copies of the plan available to the public on payment of reasonable charges.
(5) In this paragraph—
(a) “offshore licensing functions” means functions under Part 2 of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 and functions under Part 4 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009; and
(b) “United Kingdom controlled waters” has the meaning given by section 24(1) of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2003/493/schedule/3/part/I/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/waste-management-licensing-regulations-northern-ireland-2003/schedule-3/part-I/paragraph-5
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