Northern Ireland Statutory Rule 2005 Northern Ireland

Hazardous Waste Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

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NIEA

What's here

17 compliance obligations

Who this Act binds

Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.

  • Any Person 7
  • Manufacturer 5
  • Operator 4

Plus 1 non-business duty on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.

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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.

Part 1 — GENERAL

Browse 7 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.001

Citation, commencement and interpretation

s.002

General interpretation

s.003

The Waste Directive and the meaning of waste

s.003

Modification of the Waste Directive

s.003

Meaning of “the Mining Waste Directive” and “the Industrial Emissions Directive”

s.004

Annex III to the Waste Directive

s.005

The List of Wastes

Part 2 — HAZARDOUS AND NON-HAZARDOUS WASTE

Browse 7 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.006

Meaning of hazardous waste

s.007

Meaning of non-hazardous waste

s.008

Determination that a waste is hazardous

s.009

Specific waste to be treated as hazardous

s.010

Specific waste to be treated as non-hazardous

s.011

Provisions common to regulations 9 and 10

s.012

Requisite bodies

Part 3 — APPLICATION

Browse 5 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.013

Application of Regulations to domestic asbestos waste

s.014

Separately collected domestic fractions

s.015

Radioactive waste

s.016

Agricultural waste

s.017

Mines and quarries waste

Part 4 — MIXING HAZARDOUS WASTE

Browse 3 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.018

Meaning of mixing hazardous waste

s.019

Prohibition on mixing hazardous waste without a permit

s.020

Duty to separate mixed wastes

Part 5 — MOVEMENT OF HAZARDOUS WASTE

s.021

General duty in relation to packaging and labelling

  • Package and label hazardous waste correctly during transport and storage Any Person
s.023

Standard procedure

  • Use a consignment note for every hazardous waste movement Manufacturer
s.026

Schedule of Carriers

  • Prepare and manage a schedule of carriers for all multi-carrier hazardous waste shipments Any Person
s.027

Carrier’s rounds

  • You must prepare consignment notes and schedules for carrier rounds of hazardous waste Operator
s.028

Removal of ships' waste to reception facilities

  • Use correct consignment notes when removing hazardous waste from ships to harbour reception facilities Operator
s.029

Removal of ships' wastes other than to reception facilities

  • Prepare and handle consignment notes when removing hazardous waste from your ship Any Person
s.030

Removal of wastes by pipeline

  • Prepare consignment notes before piping hazardous waste Manufacturer
s.031

Duty of consignee not accepting delivery of a consignment

  • Consignee must record and report rejection of hazardous waste delivery Any Person
s.032

Requirement for a new consignment note

  • Prepare a new consignment note when delivering waste to an alternative site Any Person
s.034

Duty to deliver consignment within time limit

  • Deliver hazardous waste consignment within one week of collection Operator
Browse 6 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.022

Coding of consignments

s.024

Cases in which pre-notification is not required

s.025

Procedure where pre-notification is not required

s.033

Provisions as to furnishing of consignment notes

s.035

Mutual recognition of consignment notes

s.036

Fees

Part 6 — REGISTERS, RECORDS AND RETURNS

s.037

Registers of consignments

  • Keep a register of hazardous waste consignments for 3 years Manufacturer
s.038

Producers', holders' and consignors' records

  • Keep records of hazardous waste and make them available to NIEA Manufacturer
s.041

Consignee’s return to the producer, holder or consignor

  • Report hazardous waste disposal or recovery to the producer within 30 days Any Person
Browse 2 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.039

Site records

s.040

Records of hazardous waste recovered or received by treatment facilities and transfer stations

Part 7 — ENFORCEMENT

s.042

Inspections

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • NIEA must periodically inspect hazardous waste producers and transport operations Statutory regulator
Browse 4 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.043

Offences

s.044

General duties on the holder in the event of an emergency or grave danger

s.045

Penalties

s.046

Fixed penalties

Part 8 — MISCELLANEOUS

Browse 2 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.047

Responsibilities of the Department

s.048

Revocations, Consequential Amendments and Savings

Schedules

s.sch007

Provisions relating to England, Scotland and Wales

  • Notify environment agency before shipping hazardous waste from Northern Ireland to Great Britain Manufacturer
s.sch007

Where a carrier makes a multiple collection of hazardous waste...

  • Send consignment documents to GB regulator before multiple collection of hazardous waste Operator
s.sch007

Where a consignment of hazardous waste is transported from England,...

  • Send consignment note to environment agency when importing hazardous waste Any Person
Browse 16 other Schedules — structural / supplementary
s.sch007

Mutual recognition of consignment notes

s.sch007

Where hazardous waste has been removed from premises situated in...

s.sch007

Any obligation under these Regulations on the producer, holder, consignor,...

s.sch007

General Provisions relating to England, Scotland and Wales

s.sch007

Where a consignment of hazardous waste is rejected by a...

s.sch010

For each reference to special waste in Articles 4(9), 12(12),...

s.sch010

(1) The Landfill Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 and Landfill (Amendment)...

s.sch010

(1) The Packaging (Essential Requirements) Regulations 1998 (which extend to...

s.sch010

(1) The Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999...

s.sch010

(1) The Producer Responsibility (Packaging Waste) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999...

s.sch010

(1) The Controlled Waste (Registration of Carriers and Seizure of...

s.sch010

(1) The Environmental Protection (Disposal of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Dangerous...

s.sch010

(1) The Controlled Waste (Duty of Care) Regulations (Northern Ireland)...

s.sch010

(1) The Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations...

s.sch010

(1) The Pollution Prevention and Control Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005...

s.sch010

(1) The Waste Management Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 are...

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