Lead Acid Battery Regulations (P.E.I. Reg. EC26/93).

Subject

Waste & hazardous substances

Keyword

Waste disposal Hazardous waste Transport/storage Recycling/reuse Authorization/permit Offences/penalties Enforcement/compliance Waste management

Geographical area

Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic

Abstract

The present Regulations enact section 25 of the Environmental Protection Act. The Regulations lay down provisions dealing with batteries containing lead. Section 2 establishes that no person shall dispose of any lead-acid battery including those which are not suitable for exchange at a retail outlet within the province except: a) by transportation to an out-of-province recycling facility; b) by delivery to a private recycling facility within Prince Edward Island that is licensed under section 6; or c) otherwise as permitted by these Regulations. The text – consisting of 8 sections – deals with the following matters: disposal of batteries, deposit, storage and removal, contract, licensing of lead-acid battery recycling facility, issue of license, record of importation and penalties.

Full text

English

Website

www.gov.pe.ca

References - Legislation

Implements

Environmental Protection Act (R.S.P.E.I. 1988, c. E-9).

Legislation | Canada | 1988 (2015)

Keyword: Framework law, Basic legislation, Coastal zone management, Pollution control, Waste management, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Inspection, Monitoring, Waste disposal, Authorization/permit, Well sinking/boreholes, Freshwater pollution, Groundwater, Water supply

Source: FAO, FAOLEX