UK Statutory Instrument 2005 England and Wales

Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005

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What's here

37 compliance obligations, 10 practical guides across 4 topics · 9 journeys

Penalty landscape

5 of 37 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 4 carry different penalties and 28 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 10
  • Manufacturer 5
  • Operator 4
  • Director or Officer 1
  • Contractor 1

Plus 7 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.

Step-by-step journeys using this legislation

Walkthroughs that take you from a real business situation to compliance.

Relevant guidance

Practical guides for businesses affected by this Act, ordered by how closely they engage with it.

Direct — cites this Act

1 guides

Supporting — topic alignment

6 guides

Mentioned in related content

3 guides

Other Acts binding the same actors

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Any Person also bound by 742 other Acts (top 5 shown)
Manufacturers also bound by 81 other Acts (top 5 shown)
Operators also bound by 124 other Acts (top 5 shown)
Directors and Officers also bound by 221 other Acts (top 5 shown)
Contractors also bound by 56 other Acts (top 5 shown)

What this Act requires

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Part 1 — General

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s.001

Citation, commencement, extent and territorial application

s.002

The Waste Directive and the meaning of waste

s.003

Annex III to the Waste Directive

s.005

General Interpretation

s.meaning of the “mining waste directive”

Meaning of the “Mining Waste Directive”

s.modification of the waste directive

Modification of the Waste Directive

Part 2

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s.007

Non-hazardous waste

s.010

Provisions common to regulations 8 and 9

Part 3 — Application of Parts 4 to 11

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s.012

General application of Parts 4 to 11

s.hazardous waste produced at shop premises

Hazardous waste produced at shop premises

Part 4

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Part 5 — Notification of Premises

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Part 6

s.033

Coding standard

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Environment Agency must maintain a hazardous waste coding standard Statutory regulator
s.034

Consignment codes

Unlimited fine
  • Assign a unique consignment code to hazardous waste Manufacturer
s.036

Standard procedure

Unlimited fine
  • Follow standard procedure for moving hazardous waste Manufacturer
s.037

Schedule of carriers

  • Prepare and manage a schedule of carriers for multiple-carrier transport Any Person
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Part 7

s.050

Carrier's records

  • Keep a chronological register of hazardous waste collections Contractor
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Part 8

s.058

Agency to retain registers etc

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Environment Agency must keep hazardous waste records for three years Statutory regulator
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Part 9

s.063

General duties of the Agency

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Environment Agency must act to prevent or reduce danger in emergencies Statutory regulator
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Part 10 — Enforcement

s.064

Enforcement

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Environment Agency must enforce hazardous waste regulations Statutory regulator
s.065

Offences

Unlimited fine
  • Fail to comply with hazardous waste requirements Any Person
s.069

Penalties

2 years imprisonment
  • Breach hazardous waste regulations (regulation 65/68) Any Person
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s.civil sanctions

Civil sanctions

Part 11

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Part 12 — Final Provisions

s.076

Revocations and savings

  • Continue sending consignment notes to the Environment Agency for pre-2005 waste consignments
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Schedules

s.sch007

UK Cross Border Consignments into England

  • Document and notify rejection of cross-border hazardous waste consignments
s.sch007

Where a cross border consignment into England from Scotland or...

  • Send copy of cross-border consignment note to the relevant authority
s.sch007

UK Cross Border Consignments out of England

  • Notify devolved authority before sending hazardous waste to Scotland, NI or Wales
s.sch009

The charge to be paid by a consignee in respect...

  • Pay the consignee quarterly return charge for hazardous waste
s.sch009

The charge to be paid by a producer in respect...

  • Pay the correct fee when filing a self-disposal return
s.sch011

For regulation 11(3), substitute the following— (3) Subject to paragraphs...

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Environment Agency must keep a register of used PCBs Statutory regulator
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s.sch003

Notes

s.sch003

Where relevant the limit values listed in Annex II and...

s.sch007

Recognition of cross border UK consignment notes

s.sch007

Any requirement in Part 6 to complete a consignment note...

s.sch007

Any requirement to keep a copy of a consignment note...

s.sch007

Multiple Collections in England and Wales

s.sch009

The following paragraphs have effect in relation to the charges...

s.sch009

The charge to be paid on the notification of premises...

s.sch009

The time for payment of the fee required under paragraph...

s.sch009

A consignee may recover from a consignor any fees paid...

s.sch010

Schedule 10 para.wrapper18n2

s.sch010

Schedule 10 para.wrapper19n2

s.sch011

The Waste and Emissions Trading Act 2003 is amended as...

s.sch011

In regulation 1(3), for the definition of “special waste”, substitute...

s.sch011

In regulation 3, at the end add “ (q) the...

s.sch011

In regulation 10(1)(j) for “special waste” substitute “ hazardous waste...

s.sch011

In regulation 10(1)(k) at the end insert “ or regulation...

s.sch011

In regulation 14(1) and 14(2), for “toxic and dangerous” substitute...

s.sch011

In regulation 17(3) and 17(3A) for “special waste” substitute “...

s.sch011

In paragraph 5 of Schedule 1, for subparagraph (d) to...

s.sch011

In paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 1A, for the definition of...

s.sch011

In schedule 3, in paragraphs 3(a)(ii), 3(c), 18(2)(b), 28, 36(1),...

s.sch011

In paragraph 9 of Schedule 4, omit subparagraphs (9) and...

s.sch011

In section 25(2), for “for the purpose of Council Directive...

s.sch011

In paragraph 13(1) of Schedule 4 delete “, and producers...

s.sch011

In paragraphs 14(1)(b) and 14(1A) of Schedule 4 for “special...

s.sch011

For paragraph 14(5) of Schedule 4, substitute—

s.sch011

For paragraph 14(8) of Schedule 4, substitute—

s.sch011

The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment)(England and Wales)...

s.sch011

In paragraph 9 of Schedule 1, for “hazardous waste (that...

s.sch011

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

s.sch011

The Pollution Prevention and Control (England and Wales) Regulations 2000...

s.sch011

In Chapter 5 of Schedule 1— (a) in the definition...

s.sch011

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

s.sch011

The Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations 2002...

s.sch011

In regulation 3(3)(e), for “Special Waste Regulations 1996” substitute “...

s.sch011

The Landfill (England and Wales) Regulations 2002 are amended as...

s.sch011

In Regulation 7(2) for “Hazardous waste means any waste as...

s.sch011

For paragraph 2(a) of Schedule 1, substitute “ (a) it...

s.sch011

For paragraph 3(1)(a) of Schedule 1, substitute “ (a) it...

s.sch011

For paragraph 3(1)(b) of Schedule 1, substitute “ (b) it...

s.sch011

For paragraph 5(1)(g) of Schedule 1, substitute—

s.sch011

The Packaging (Essential Requirements) Regulations 2003 are amended as follows....

s.sch011

In regulation 3(2), for the words “or the provisions of...

s.sch011

At the end of Schedule 1 insert “ The Hazardous...

s.sch011

The Environmental Protection (Duty of Care) Regulations 1991 are amended...

s.sch011

In regulation 2(3), for “special waste” substitute “ hazardous waste...

s.sch011

The Environmental Protection (Prescribed Processes and Substances) Regulations 1991 are...

s.sch011

In Section 5.1 of Chapter 5 of Schedule 1—

s.sch011

The 1994 Regulations are amended as follows.

s.sch012

(1) This paragraph applies to any notification of premises...

s.sch012

Where the removal of waste by pipeline from any premises...

s.sch012

(1) Subject to the following provisions of this Schedule,...

s.sch012

(1) This paragraph applies in relation to waste which was...

Other sections — not classified into a Part

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s.para.88

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