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Unauthorised Deposit of Waste (Fixed Penalties) (Wales) Regulations 2017 (W.S.I. No. 1024 (W. 262) of 2017).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Territorial subdivision
Wales
Document type
Regulation
Date
2017
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 Wales, 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 enable an authorised officer of a Welsh waste collection authority to issue a fixed penalty notice for contravention of that section in the area of the authority. Section 33(1)(a), subject to certain exemptions, prohibits the deposit of controlled waste or extractive waste in or on any land other than in accordance with an environmental permit. Contravention of that section is an offence.

Full text
English
Website
www.legislation.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Implements

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