UK Statutory Instrument SI 1996 Scotland

Special Waste Regulations 1996

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Enforced by
SEPA
Status
Amended (in force with amendments)
Penalty ceiling
Prosecution 1 of 17 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 16 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Any Person8 Operator3 Manufacturer1

Plus 5 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

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What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.002 Determination that a waste is hazardous waste Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Scottish Ministers must consult and notify before classifying waste as hazardousCrown / Minister / Government department
s.002 Provisions common to regulations 2ZB and 2ZC Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Scottish Ministers must consult and give reasons on waste classificationCrown / Minister / Government department
s.004 Coding of consignments Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Agency must supply unique special waste codes on requestStatutory regulator
s.004 Packaging and labelling of special waste Regulated
  • Package and label special waste correctly for collection, transport and temporary storageAny Person
s.005 Consignment notes: standard procedure Regulated
  • Prepare and circulate special waste consignment notesAny Person
s.008 Consignment notes: carrier’s rounds Regulated
  • Complete consignment notes and schedules for carrier's rounds of special wasteOperator
s.009 Consignment notes: removal of ships’ waste to reception facilities Regulated
  • Complete and send consignment notes for ship special wasteOperator
s.010 Consignment notes etc.: duty of consignee not accepting delivery of a consignment Regulated
  • Tell the regulator and return paperwork if you reject a special waste deliveryAny Person
s.010 Consignment notes: requirement for a new consignment note Regulated
  • Issue a new consignment note when redirecting unaccepted special wasteAny Person
s.011 Consignment notes: duties of the Agencies Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Agencies must forward consignment note copies to correct Agency within 2 weeksStatutory regulator
s.012 Consignment notes: provisions as to furnishing Regulated
  • Send consignment note copy to Agency 72 hours to one month before waste removalAny Person
s.014 Fees Regulated
  • Pay fee for special waste consignment or carrier's round codeAny Person
s.015 Registers Regulated
  • Keep registers of special waste consignment notes and schedulesOperator
s.015 Registers: special waste producers Regulated
  • Keep a register of special waste records for at least 3 yearsManufacturer
s.016 Site records Regulated
  • Keep site records of special waste deposits, send to SEPA on authorisation endAny Person
s.018 Offences Prosecution
  • Breach of special waste rulesAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.019 Responsibilities of the Agencies Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Agencies must supervise compliance with the Special Waste Regulations 1996Statutory regulator
25 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation, commencement, extent, application and interpretation
s.001 Annex III to the Waste Directive
s.001 The List of Wastes
s.002 Meaning of special waste
s.002 Application of Regulations
s.002 Domestic Asbestos Waste
s.002 Specific waste to be treated as hazardous waste
s.002 Specific waste to be treated as non-hazardous
s.002 Requisite bodies
s.002 Modification of the Waste Directive
s.003 Certain radioactive waste to be special waste
s.006 Consignment notes: cases in which pre-notification is not required
s.007 Consignment notes: procedure where pre-notification is not required
s.013 Consignment notes: importers and exporters
s.017 Restrictions on mixing special waste
s.017 Duty to separate mixed wastes
s.019 Mutual recognition of consignment notes
s.020 Transitional provisions for certificates of technical competence
s.020 Transitional provisions and “grandfather rights”
s.021 Amendment of regulations relating to the assessment of environmental effects
s.022 Amendment of the Controlled Waste (Registration of Carriers and Seizure of Vehicles) Regulations 1991
s.023 Amendment of the Environmental Protection (Duty of Care) Regulations 1991
s.024 Amendment of the Controlled Waste Regulations 1992
s.025 Amendment of the Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994
s.026 Revocations and savings
Schedules

Schedules

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3 other schedules
s.sch002 Except in the case of a substance listed in the...
s.sch002 Any reference in Part III of this Schedule to a...
s.sch002 Any reference in Part III of this Schedule to the...

Help complying

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Register as a waste carrier and move special waste in Scotland

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