Major Accident Off-Site Emergency Plan (Management of Waste from Extractive Industries) (England and Wales) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 1927 of 2009).

Subject

Mineral resources, Waste & hazardous substances

Keyword

Mining Pollution control Waste management Authorization/permit

Geographical area

Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe

Abstract

These Regulations transpose Directive 2006/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the management of waste from extractive industries and amending Directive 2004/35/EC in respect of the requirements in Article 6 of the Directive concerning the preparation of an off-site (external) emergency plan, which must specify the measures to be taken off-site in the event of an accident. They require competent authorities to produce an off-site emergency plan and require operators of mining waste facilities to obtain a permit under Article 7 of the Directive.

Full text

English

Website

www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Implements

Directive 2006/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the management of waste from extractive industries and amending Directive 2004/35/EC.

Legislation | European Union | 2006

Keyword: Mining, Exploration, Pollution control, Access-to-information, Hazardous waste, Waste non-domestic sources, Waste management, Waste disposal, Waste prevention

Source: FAO, FAOLEX