Paragraph 2 I1

Northern Ireland

No end of life vehicle shall be treated unless, in respect of the activity or operation performed, that treatment –

(a)

is carried out in accordance with the general requirements laid down in F1Article 13 of the Directive; and

(b)

complies with the minimum technical requirements set out in Part II and, where applicable, meets the following obligations –

(i)

save where it has already been so treated, before any further treatment or other equivalent arrangement is undertaken, the end of life vehicle shall first be stripped in a way that takes account of any dismantling information provided by the producer to ensure environmentally sound treatment and that best reduces any adverse impact on the environment;

(ii)

save where it has already been so treated in whole or part, and subject to sub-paragraph (i), depollution of the end of life vehicle (as described in paragraph 3 of Part II) shall be completed as soon as possible;

(iii)

hazardous materials and components shall be removed from the end of life vehicle and segregated in such a way so as not to contaminate any part of the vehicle that is subsequently to be shredded;

(iv)

any stripping or keeping of the end of life vehicle shall be carried out in such a way as to ensure the suitability of its components for either reuse or recovery, and in particular recycling.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Sch. 5 Pt. 1 para. 2(a) substituted (8.4.2011) by The Waste Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 (S.R. 2011/127), regs. 1(1), 42(2) (with reg. 9(2))

Commencement

I1: Sch. 5 Pt. I para. 2 in operation at 19.12.2003, see reg. 1(1)