The Waste Regulations, 2000

Legal Notice No.31 of 2000

Gazetted 21st April 2000

[printable version of these regulations]

In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 18 of the Swaziland Environment Authority Act 1992, and in consultation with the Authority, the Minister for Tourism, Environment and Communications makes the following Regulations -

PART I: PRELIMINARY

1. Citation and commencement
2. Application
3. Interpretation

PART II: GENERAL PROVISIONS

4. General prohibition and duty of care
5. Disposal of Waste
6. Import, export and trade in waste

PART III: ADMINISTRATION

7. Functions of the Authority
8. Functions of Local Authorities

PART IV: STORAGE, COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF WASTE IN URBAN AREAS

9. Storage of waste
10. Collection and disposal of household waste
11. Collection of commercial and industrial waste

PART V: STORAGE, COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF WASTE IN WASTE CONTROL AREAS

12. Designation of Waste Control Areas
13. Duties of producers of waste in Waste Control Areas

PART VI: CARRIAGE OF WASTE

14. Special Waste Carrier Licences
15. Consignment notes for Special Waste

PART VII: WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES

16. Construction and operation of a waste disposal facility

PART VIII: WASTE MANAGEMENT LICENCES

17. Prohibition on unlicensed operation of a waste disposal facility
18. Applications for waste management licences
19. Surrender of a waste management licence
20. Transfer of a waste management licence

PART IX: SPECIAL WASTE

21. Storage and Collection of Special Waste
22. Classification of Special Waste
23. Special Waste Management licences
24. Clinical Waste Generators

PART X: RECOVERY OF WASTE

25. Waste separation at approved waste disposal facilities
26. Commercial waste recovery
27. Waste collection for recovery purposes

PART XI: LITTERING AND ABANDONED VEHICLES

28. Littering
29. Receptacles in public places and buses
30. Abandoned Vehicles

PART XII: WASTE MANAGEMENT PLANS

31. Solid Waste Management Plans

PART XIII: ENFORCEMENT

32. Authorised Officers
33. Enforcement Notices
34. Enforcement of Special Waste Management Licences
35. Revision of Licences and Permits
36. Abatement Notices

PART XIV: FINAL PROVISIONS

37. Fees
38. Transitional Provisions

SCHEDULE ONE Minimum Standards for Landfill Sites

39. Location
40. Land Use Impacts

SCHEDULE TWO - Form of Consignment Note

41. CONSIGNMENT NOTE FOR SPECIAL WASTE (Waste Regulations 2000)
PART A. CONSIGNMENT DETAILS
PART B. CARRIER'S COLLECTION CERTIFICATE
PART C. CONSIGNOR'S COLLECTION CERTIFICATE
PART D. CONSIGNEE'S ACCEPTANCE CERTIFICATE

SCHEDULE THREE

PART A: HAZARDOUS WASTE LIST
PART B: HAZARDOUS PROPERTIES
PART C: THRESHOLDS FOR CERTAIN HAZARDOUS PROPERTIES
PART D: RULES FOR THE INTERPRETATION OF THIS SCHEDULE

SCHEDULE FOUR - Schedule of Fees

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