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This legislation has been repealed.

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (LIQUID WASTE) REGULATIONS 1996 - REG 12

12 .         Certain premises to be licensed

        (1)         In this regulation —

        "liquid waste" does not include waste —

            (a)         that is discharged under a licence under Part V of the Act; or

            (b)         from an apparatus for the treatment of sewage.

        (2)         An occupier of premises on which a liquid waste is produced as a result of a process the purpose of which is to make a profit or gain must not cause or permit liquid waste to be removed from the premises unless —

            (a)         the premises are licensed and the category of liquid waste removed is specified in the relevant licence; or

            (b)         the liquid waste is removed from the premises in accordance with a valid permit issued under the Environmental Protection (Controlled Waste) Regulations 2001 .

        (3)         Subregulation (2) does not apply if liquid waste from more than one premises owned by the same person is discharged into the same collection tank but the occupier of each premises must not cause or permit liquid waste to be discharged into the tank unless the premises have been licensed by the owner or managing agent of the premises.

        (4)         If liquid waste is discharged into a collection tank in accordance with subregulation (3), the owner or managing agent of the premises must not cause or permit liquid waste to be removed from the premises unless —

            (a)         the premises are licensed and the category of liquid waste removed is specified in the relevant licence; or

            (b)         the liquid waste is removed from the premises in accordance with a valid permit issued under the Environmental Protection (Controlled Waste) Regulations 2001 .

        (5)         The requirements prescribed by subregulation (2) and (3) are prescribed standards for the purpose of section 51 of the Act.

        (6)         A person who fails to comply with a requirement under subregulation (4) commits an offence.

        [Regulation 12 inserted in Gazette 30 Mar 2001 p. 1819-21.]



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