Written question asked by Lady Hermon (Ulster Unionist Party) on Friday, 22 October 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 2 November 2004. It was answered by Baroness Smith of Basildon (Labour) on Tuesday, 2 November 2004 on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office.

Northern Ireland Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what definition he uses of (a) special waste and (b) hazardous waste.

Answer: Lady Hermon: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what definition he uses of (a) special waste and (b) hazardous waste. [193723] Angela Smith: Special Waste is defined under the Special Waste Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998. Hazardous waste is defined under the Landfill Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 and the Pollution Prevention and Control Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 as "any waste as defined in Article 1(4) of Council Directive 91/689/EEC (the Hazardous Waste Directive)". The Department intends to subsume the Special Waste Regulations into new Hazardous Waste Regulations which, together with a new List of Wastes Regulations, will have the effect of implementing the definition set out in the Hazardous Waste Directive. Once these Regulations are in force the term "special waste" will no longer be used.

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