UK Statutory Instrument 2005 United Kingdom

Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005

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Environment Agency

What's here

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

Penalty landscape

5 of 27 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 4 carry different penalties and 18 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 6 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

For each actor bound by this Act, the other UK Acts that bind them most often. Useful for understanding the full compliance landscape facing each role.

Any Person also bound by 749 other Acts (top 5 shown)
Manufacturers also bound by 82 other Acts (top 5 shown)
Operators also bound by 125 other Acts (top 5 shown)
Directors and Officers also bound by 224 other Acts (top 5 shown)
Contractors also bound by 56 other Acts (top 5 shown)

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

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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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Part 3 — Application of Parts 4 to 11

Browse 6 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
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
Browse 5 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement

Part 7

s.050

Carrier's records

  • Keep a chronological register of hazardous waste collections Contractor
Browse 4 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement

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

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

Civil sanctions

Part 11

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Part 12 — Final Provisions

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Schedules

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