Sections 12 and 13B, and Divisions 3 and 4 of Part 2, of the Act are taken to apply in relation to a special import permit granted under subregulation 6 (2), or an application for such a permit, as if:

(a)

a reference in those provisions (except section 13B) to a Basel permit or a Basel import permit were a reference to a special import permit to import hazardous waste from the Democratic Republic of East Timor; and

(b) the following provisions were omitted:

(i)

subsections 17 (8) and 18B (1);

(ii)

provisions that apply in relation to an export permit or a transit permit, or an application for an export permit or a transit permit, and do not apply in relation to an import permit.