Northern Ireland Statutory Rule
2003
United Kingdom
Waste Management Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003
At a glance
Enforced by
What's here
15 compliance obligations, 1 practical guide
Penalty landscape
1 of 15 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 2 carry different penalties and 12 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.
Who this Act binds
Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.
- Any Person 5
- Employer 1
- Operator 1
- Applicant 1
- Director or Officer 1
Plus 6 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
Relevant guidance
Practical guides for businesses affected by this Act, ordered by how closely they engage with it.
Direct — cites this Act
1 guidesOther Acts binding the same actors
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Any Person also bound by 749 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Human Medicines Regulations 2012 2012 110 duties
- Licensing Act 2003 2003 105 duties
- Merchant Shipping Act 1995 1995 97 duties
- Road Traffic Act 1988 1988 95 duties
- Air Navigation Order 2016 2016 86 duties
Employers also bound by 171 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 1998 204 duties
- The Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) Regulations 2003 2003 201 duties
- Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 1989 55 duties
- Fire Safety (Scotland) Regulations 2006 2006 51 duties
- TULRCA 1992 1992 47 duties
Operators also bound by 125 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Space Industry Regulations 2021 2021 71 duties
- Payment Services Regulations 2017 2017 41 duties
- Air Navigation Order 2016 2016 34 duties
- The Quarries Regulations 1999 1999 31 duties
- Reservoirs Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 2015 22 duties
Applicants also bound by 146 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 2016 22 duties
- Value Added Tax Regulations 1995 1995 20 duties
- Human Medicines Regulations 2012 2012 20 duties
- Space Industry Regulations 2021 2021 12 duties
- Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 2017 10 duties
Directors and Officers also bound by 224 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 2016 75 duties
- Companies Act 2006 2006 63 duties
- Insolvency Act 1986 1986 46 duties
- CCBSA 2014 2014 22 duties
- CAICEA 2004 2004 18 duties
What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Schedules
CONDITIONS FOR THE KEEPING OR TREATMENT OF END OF LIFE VEHICLES
- Meet technical standards for keeping and treating end-of-life vehicles Employer
REGISTRATION OF BROKERS AND DEALERS OF CONTROLLED WASTE
- Register as a waste broker or dealer with the NIEA Director or Officer
Prescribed Offences
5 years imprisonment- Operate a waste facility with a history of prescribed criminal offences Any Person
Browse 4 other Schedules — structural / supplementary
EXEMPTIONS FROM WASTE MANAGEMENT LICENSING
Schedule 1
Definition of “relevant waste”
WASTE FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE
Notification of determination
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Planning Appeals Commission must notify you of appeal decisions and reasons Tribunal / Court
Particulars to be entered in public registers
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- NIEA must maintain a public register of waste management activities Statutory regulator
Waste oils
- Prevent contamination of waste oil and base oil Any Person
Registration in connection with exempt activities
Fine up to £500- Carry out exempt waste activity without registration Any Person
Registration obligations
- Keep records of exempt waste activity plans and documents Any Person
Registration of brokers
Unlimited fine- Act as unregistered waste broker or dealer Any Person
End of Life Vehicles Directive
- Ensure control and compliance for end-of-life vehicle treatment Applicant
Conditions of site licences: WEEE
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- NIEA must include WEEE storage and treatment conditions in site licences Statutory regulator
Conditions of waste management licences: calculation of recycling efficiencies of the recycling processes of waste batteries and accumulators
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- NIEA must ensure battery recycling processes meet efficiency standards Crown / Minister / Government department
Conditions of waste management licences: Materials facilities
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- NIEA must ensure materials facilities licences include Code compliance Crown / Minister / Government department
Conditions of waste management licences: separately collected food waste
- Do not mix separately collected food waste with other materials Operator
Conditions of waste management licences: waste batteries and accumulators
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- NIEA must include battery treatment conditions in waste licences Statutory regulator
Browse 23 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Citation, commencement and interpretation
Offences
Technical competence
Technical competence – transitional provisions
Pre-qualification technical competence
Notice of appeal
Time limit for making an appeal
Information to be excluded or removed from a register
Mobile plant
Health at Work
Groundwater
Amendments to the Groundwater Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998
Exclusion of activities under other control regimes from waste management licensing
Exemptions from waste management licensing
Refusal, revocation and cessation of registration
Waste Framework Directive
Amendment of the Deposits in the Sea (Exemptions) Order (Northern Ireland) 1995
Amendment of the Special Waste Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998
Amendment of the Controlled Waste (Registration of Carriers and Seizure of Vehicles) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999
Revocations
Exclusion from waste management licensing: waste batteries and accumulators
Fees and charges for registration in connection with exempt activities
Food waste exemptions from waste management licensing
Official guidance
Authoritative sources published by regulators or government explaining this legislation.
- NIEA environmental incident hotline (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
- NetRegs - Free environmental guidance for NI and Scotland (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
- DAERA - Protect the environment (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
- NIEA - Northern Ireland Environment Agency (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
- Check if you need an environmental permit (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
Enforcement and responsible bodies
The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.
Northern Ireland Environment Agency
Northern Ireland's environmental regulator. Part of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA). Issues environmental permits, regulates waste and emissions, …
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