The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2007

Burning plant tissue waste and wood at a dock

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46.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (3), burning at a dock of waste consisting of—

(a)plant tissue waste; or

(b)wood of any kind used to wedge or support parts of cargo, including packing material, spacers and pallets,

pursuant to a notice given under article 32 of the Plant Health (England) Order 2005(1) or article 32 of the Plant Health (Wales) Order 2006(2), if the waste is burned on a hardstanding, within a secure location at the dock where it was unloaded.

(2) Subject to sub-paragraph (3), storage at the dock where it was unloaded of waste intended to be so burned.

(3) An operation does not fall within this paragraph unless the total quantity of waste stored or burned, in any period of 24 hours, does not exceed 15 tonnes.

(1)

S.I. 2005/2530, to which there are amendments not relevant to this instrument.