The Waste Collection and Disposal (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997

Amendment of the Waste Collection and Disposal Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992

2.—(1) The Waste Collection and Disposal Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992 shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).

(2) In regulation 9 (cases where a disposal licence is not required), for “1 to 16” in Regulation 9(2) and “and 16” in regulation 9(3) there shall be substituted “1 to 16A” and “16 and 16A” respectively.

(3) After paragraph 16 of Schedule 6 (cases in which a disposal licence is not required) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

“16A.— (1) Deposit of waste mammalian protein in a secure place on premises (in which it has not been produced) where—

(a) the total quantity of waste mammalian protein deposited at any time on those premises does not exceed 100,000 tonnes;

(b) the deposit is made for a period not exceeding 12 months.

(2) In this paragraph and in paragraph 23, “mammalian protein” means proteinaceous material which is derived from the whole or part of any dead mammal by a process of crushing, cooking or grinding.”

(4) After paragraph 22 of Schedule 6 there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

“23.— (1) Storing or holding waste mammalian protein in a secure place on premises where—

(a) the total quantity of waste mammalian protein held or stored at any time in those premises does not exceed 100,000 tonnes; and

(b) that waste is not held or stored for more than 12 months.”