The Waste Regulations, 2000

INDEX | PART I: PRELIMINARY | PART II: GENERAL PROVISIONS | PART III: ADMINISTRATION | PART IV: STORAGE, COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF WASTE IN URBAN AREAS | PART V: STORAGE, COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF WASTE IN WASTE CONTROL AREAS | PART VI: CARRIAGE OF WASTE | PART VII: WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES | PART VIII: WASTE MANAGEMENT LICENCES | PART IX: SPECIAL WASTE | PART X: RECOVERY OF WASTE | PART XI: LITTERING AND ABANDONED VEHICLES | PART XII: WASTE MANAGEMENT PLANS | PART XIII: ENFORCEMENT | PART XIV: FINAL PROVISIONS | SCHEDULE ONE | SCHEDULE TWO | SCHEDULE THREE | SCHEDULE FOUR

PART XIV: FINAL PROVISIONS

Fees

37. Nothing in these Regulations shall preclude the Authority or a local authority or other person from charging a reasonable fee for any services rendered in compliance with a duty under these Regulations.

Transitional Provisions

38. (1) Within ninety days of these Regulations entering into force ("the date of commencement") -

  1. any person operating a waste disposal facility on the date of commencement who does not hold a valid environmental compliance certificate in respect of the facility must conduct an environmental audit in accordance with the Environmental Audit, Assessment and Review Regulations 2000, and apply for a waste management licence in accordance with regulation 18;
  2. any owner or occupier of land or premises on which special waste is being produced on or before the date of commencement shall apply for a special waste management licence in accordance with regulation 23;
  3. any owner or occupier of land or premises on which clinical waste is being produced on or before the date of commencement shall place all clinical waste in colour coded plastic bags or containers in accordance with regulation 24(2);
  4. any person engaged in waste separation at a waste disposal site shall apply for a waste separation permit in accordance with regulation 25;
  5. any person engaged in commercial waste recovery shall apply for a waste recovery licence in accordance with regulation 26; and
  6. any person maintaining containers for the purpose of sorting, storing and collecting recyclable materials on the date of commencement shall apply for permission to continue doing so in accordance with regulation 27.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other regulation, the persons referred to in sub-regulation (1) shall be deemed to have permission from the Authority to continue with the activities in question until their application is decided in accordance with these Regulations, or if they fail to submit an application under sub-regulation (1), until the expiry of the period of ninety days calculated from the date of commencement.