UK Statutory Instrument SI 2007 United Kingdom

Transfrontier Shipment of Waste Regulations 2007

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Enforced by
Environment Agency, SEPA
Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Imprisonment 33 of 47 obligations carry a criminal penalty. 1 carries different penalties and 13 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Any Person38 Operator1 Director or Officer1

Plus 7 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

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Any Person — also bound by 2684 other Acts
Operator — also bound by 803 other Acts
Director or Officer — also bound by 482 other Acts
Companies Act 2006 126 duties

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.

Part 1

1 of 12 sections shown
s.007 Competent authority of transit Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Devolved environment bodies must give the Environment Agency requested transit informationStatutory regulator
11 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.001 Title and commencement
s.002 Application
s.003 Scope of the Regulations
s.004 Interpretation
s.004 The Northern Irish border, the Scottish border and the Welsh border
s.004 Offshore installations
s.005 Meaning of transport and person who transports waste
s.006 Competent authorities of destination and dispatch
s.008 Correspondent
s.009 Notices
s.010 Transitional provisions
Part 2

UK Plan for Shipments of Waste

4 of 7 sections shown
s.012 Public participation procedures Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must consult on UK Plan for waste shipmentsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.013 Procedures following public participation Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must consider consultation responses and publish decisionsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.014 Provision of the plan to competent authorities Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must send amended UK Plan to environment regulatorsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.015 Objections to shipments of waste Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Competent authorities must object to waste shipments the UK Plan prohibitsStatutory regulator
3 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.011 Waste management plan
s.011 UK Plan for Shipments of Waste: continuation and changes
s.016 The Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011
Part 3

2 of 2 sections shown
s.017 Protection of the environment Regulated
  • Fail to manage waste shipments safelyAny Person
s.018 Compliance with notification Regulated
  • Transport waste without required shipment documentsAny Person
Part 4

Shipment of waste between the United Kingdom and EU countries

2 of 2 sections shown
s.019 Requirements for shipments of notifiable waste Regulated
  • Transport notifiable waste without required consents/documentsAny Person
s.020 Requirements for shipment of waste specified in Article 3(2) and (4) Regulated
  • Ship waste without required Annex VII documents or contractAny Person
Part 5

Export of waste to non-EU countries

7 of 8 sections shown
s.021 Prohibition on export of waste for disposal other than to EU or EFTA countries Regulated
  • Export waste for disposal to non-EU country in breach of Article 34Any Person
s.022 Requirements for export of waste for disposal to EFTA countries Regulated
  • Export waste for disposal to EFTA countries without required proceduresAny Person
s.023 Prohibition on export of certain waste for recovery to non-EU, non-OECD Decision countries Regulated
  • Export waste for recovery to non-EU/non-OECD countries in breach of Article 36(1)Any Person
s.023 Requirements for export of waste listed in Annex III or IIIA to non-EU, non-OECD Decision countries Regulated
  • Export waste to non-OECD country without required consentAny Person
s.023 Requirements for export of waste classified under more than one entry in Annex IIIetc. to non-EU, non-OECD Decision countries Regulated
  • Ship waste without prior written consent to non-OECD countryAny Person
s.024 Requirements for export of waste for recovery to non-EU OECD Decision countries Regulated
  • Ship waste to non-EU OECD country without export proceduresAny Person
s.025 Miscellaneous prohibitions on export of waste Regulated
  • Illegally export waste overseas or to AntarcticAny Person
1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.025 Disapplication of offences
Part 6

5 of 6 sections shown
s.026 Prohibition on the import of waste for disposal Regulated
  • Import waste for disposal from unauthorised third countryAny Person
s.028 Prohibition on import of waste for recovery Regulated
  • Import waste for recovery from unauthorised third countryAny Person
s.029 Requirements for import of waste for recovery from or through a non-EU OECD Decision country Regulated
  • Transport waste for recovery without OECD import proceduresAny Person
s.030 Requirements for import of waste for recovery from a non-EU, non-OECD Decision country Party to the Basel Convention Regulated
  • Import waste from non-EU/non-OECD Basel country without Article 45 checksAny Person
s.031 Requirements for import of waste from overseas countries or territories Regulated
  • Transport imported waste without complying with Article 46(1)Any Person
1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.027 Procedure for import of waste for disposal from a non-EU country Party to the Basel Convention
Part 7

4 of 4 sections shown
s.032 Requirements for transit of waste for disposal Regulated
  • Transport waste through UK without complying with Article 47Any Person
s.033 Requirements for transit of waste for recovery: non-EU, non-OECD Decision countries Regulated
  • Ship waste through UK without required recovery transit proceduresAny Person
s.034 Requirements for transit of waste for recovery: EU OECD Decision countries Regulated
  • Transport waste through UK without OECD transit proceduresAny Person
s.035 Requirements for transit of waste between EU or OECD Decision countries and non-EU, non-OECD Decision countries Regulated
  • Transport waste between countries without Article 48(3) complianceAny Person
Part 8

9 of 10 sections shown
s.036 Illegal shipments of waste brought to a facility Regulated
  • Notify regulator immediately about suspected illegal waste shipmentsOperator
s.037 Duties on operators of facilities in respect of notifiable waste Regulated
  • Fail to meet facility duties for notifiable wasteAny Person
s.038 Interim recovery or disposal operations Regulated
  • Fail to confirm receipt or certify completion of interim waste operationsAny Person
s.039 Duties on operators of facilities in respect of waste subject to general information requirements Regulated
  • Fail to sign Annex VII document or keep waste shipment recordsAny Person
s.041 Duties on consignees in respect of waste subject to general information requirements Regulated
  • Fail to meet consignee duties for waste shipmentsAny Person
s.042 Duties on laboratories Regulated
  • Fail to sign or keep Annex VII waste shipment documentsAny Person
s.043 Notifier’s duty to keep documents Regulated
  • Fail to keep waste shipment movement documentsAny Person
s.044 Duties on persons who arrange the shipment of waste Regulated
  • Fail to provide waste shipment contract or keep recordsAny Person
s.045 Annex Regulated
  • Send signed Annex VII document to competent authority before waste shipmentAny Person
1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.040 Duties on consignees in respect of notifiable waste
Part 9

10 of 21 sections shown
s.046 Fees Regulated
  • Pay waste shipment notification fees when submitting a notificationAny Person
s.049 Supply of the financial guarantee Regulated
  • Supply financial guarantee or insurance proof with waste shipment notificationAny Person
s.052 Compliance with notices Regulated
  • Fail to comply with a waste shipment noticeAny Person
s.053 Obstruction Regulated
  • Obstruct regulator or provide false informationAny Person
s.054 Falsely obtaining consent etc. Regulated
  • Make false statement or deceive to obtain waste shipment consentAny Person
s.055 Offences by bodies corporate Regulated
  • Consent to or neglect a company waste shipment offenceDirector or Officer
s.056 Offences by Scottish partnerships Regulated
  • Consent or neglect to partnership's waste shipment offenceAny Person
s.057 Acts of third parties Regulated
  • Cause another person to commit a waste shipment offenceAny Person
s.058 Penalties Imprisonment
  • Breach waste shipment regulationsAny Person
s.059 Review Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must review and publish report on waste shipment regulationsCrown / Minister / Government department
11 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.047 Costs of take-back etc.
s.048 Approval of a financial guarantee
s.049 Power to share information
s.050 Enforcement bodies
s.050 Authorised persons
s.050 Assistance by the Secretary of State in relation to offshore installations
s.051 Enforcement powers
s.059 Fixed penalties
s.059 Civil sanctions , England
s.059 Civil sanctions, Wales
s.060 Revocations
Schedules

Schedules

3 of 26 shown
s.sch004 Shipment of waste from the United Kingdom Regulated
  • Apply for approval of your financial guarantee or insuranceAny Person
s.sch004 Import of waste from third countries Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Competent authority must decide guarantee applications within 20 working daysStatutory regulator
s.sch005 Seizure procedures Regulated
  • Don't remove seized waste that has been marked by an authorised officerAny Person
23 other schedules
s.sch001 Shipments of waste to Latvia
s.sch001 Shipments of waste to Poland
s.sch001 Shipments of waste to Slovakia
s.sch001 Shipments of waste to Bulgaria
s.sch001 Shipments of waste to Romania
s.sch002 Transitional fees payable to the Environment Agency
s.sch002 Transitional fees payable to the Scottish Environment Protection Agency
s.sch003 Fees
s.sch004 Interpretation
s.sch005 Powers under the Environment Act 1995
s.sch005 Illegal shipments of waste
s.sch005 Recovery or disposal of illegal shipment
s.sch005 Take-back by the competent authority
s.sch005 Powers under the Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997
s.sch005 Information notice
s.sch005 Enforcement and prohibition notices
s.sch005 Appeals against enforcement and prohibition notices
s.sch005 Powers to seize waste
s.sch005 Requests for assistance from other competent authorities
s.sch005 Powers of general customs officials
s.sch005 Powers of entry etc.
s.sch005 Supplementary
s.sch005 Shipments of waste that cannot be completed

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