UK Statutory Instrument
1996
United Kingdom
Special Waste Regulations 1996 (Scotland)
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Citation, commencement, extent, application and interpretation
Annex III to the Waste Directive
The List of Wastes
Meaning of special waste
Application of Regulations
Domestic Asbestos Waste
Determination that a waste is hazardous waste
Specific waste to be treated as hazardous waste
Specific waste to be treated as non-hazardous
Provisions common to regulations 2ZB and 2ZC
Requisite bodies
Modification of the Waste Directive
Certain radioactive waste to be special waste
Coding of consignments
Packaging and labelling of special waste
Consignment notes: standard procedure
Consignment notes: cases in which pre-notification is not required
Consignment notes: procedure where pre-notification is not required
Consignment notes: carrier’s rounds
Consignment notes: removal of ships’ waste to reception facilities
Consignment notes etc.: duty of consignee not accepting delivery of a consignment
Consignment notes: requirement for a new consignment note
Consignment notes: duties of the Agencies
Consignment notes: provisions as to furnishing
Consignment notes: importers and exporters
Fees
Registers
Registers: special waste producers
Site records
Restrictions on mixing special waste
Duty to separate mixed wastes
Offences
Responsibilities of the Agencies
Mutual recognition of consignment notes
Transitional provisions for certificates of technical competence
Transitional provisions and “grandfather rights”
Amendment of regulations relating to the assessment of environmental effects
Amendment of the Controlled Waste (Registration of Carriers and Seizure of Vehicles) Regulations 1991
Amendment of the Environmental Protection (Duty of Care) Regulations 1991
Amendment of the Controlled Waste Regulations 1992
Amendment of the Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994
Revocations and savings
Enforcement and responsible bodies
The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.
Scottish Environment Protection Agency
Scotland's principal environmental regulator. Protects and improves Scotland's environment. Issues environmental permits for waste, emissions, water abstraction, and radioactive substances. Enforces environmental …
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