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Unauthorised Deposit of Waste (Fixed Penalties) Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 334 of 2016).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Territorial subdivision
England
Document type
Regulation
Date
2016
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Land & soil, Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Soil pollution/quality Waste disposal Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Offences/penalties Waste management
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

These Regulation amend, for England, Part 2 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 so as to insert a new section (33ZA) on fixed penalty notices for contravention of section 33(1)(a) of the Act. The new section allows a waste collection authority in England to issue a fixed penalty notice for a contravention of section 33(1)(a) of the Act. Section 33(1)(a) prohibits a person from depositing controlled waste or extractive waste in or on any land unless in accordance with an environmental permit.

Full text
English
Website
www.legislation.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Amends

Environmental Protection Act 1990 (Chapter 43).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 1990 (2019)

Keyword: Framework law, Institution, Environmental planning, Education, Policy/planning, Soil pollution/quality, Waste management, Waste disposal

Source: FAO, FAOLEX