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Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

Statement on what plans he has to amend the Special Waste Regulations 1996. - Includes ref to consultation paper and licensing regulations in Library as Dep 98/177.

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Martin Salter (Labour)

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Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

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31 March 1998

For answer on

2 April 1998

Answered on

2 April 1998

Mr. Salter: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what plans he has to amend the Special Waste Regulations 1996. [37720] Mr. Meacher: The Special Waste Regulations, which came into force on 1 September 1996, implement the EC Hazardous Waste Directive (91/689/EEC) which covers the most difficult and dangerous wastes. The Regulations provide for movements of hazardous ("special") waste to be pre-notified to the Environment Agencies and to be tracked through a system of consignment notes. With some 18 months having elapsed since these Regulations came into force, it is clear that some fine-tuning is desirable, in the light of operational experience by the Environment Agencies and of representations from industry. My Department, the Scottish Office and the Welsh Office have therefore today issued a public consultation paper proposing a number of changes to the Regulations. These include certain relaxations to the procedures under which multiple loads can be moved for a single fee, designed to assist small businesses, including those involved in recycling lead acid batteries; minor changes to the format of the consignment note to assist monitoring and enforcement; and technical changes to ensure that island communities are not penalised by the fees system. We are also proposing a small number of adjustments to the Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994 (SI 1994/1056, as amended) aimed at encouraging the recovery/recycling of waste, particularly waste affected by the revised definition of `Special waste' contained in the 1996 Special Waste Regulations. I have placed copies of the consultation paper and association draft Regulatory Appraisal in the libraries of both Houses.

Legislation

Special Waste Regulations 1996; Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994

Date

2 April 1998

Reference

309 c601-2W; 37720

House

House of Commons

Hayman, Baroness

Statement on what plans they have to amend the Special Waste Regulations 1996. [HL1383]. - Inc fact that have today issued a public consultation paper proposing a number of changes to the regulations, and also proposing a small number of adjustments to the Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994. Copies of...

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Baroness Young of Old Scone (Labour)

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Answered

Date

2 April 1998

Reference

588 c69-70WA

House

House of Lords

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