The Waste Management Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003

2.  No end of life vehicle shall be treated unless, in respect of the activity or operation performed, that treatment –

(a) is carried out in accordance with the general requirements laid down in Article 4 of the Directive; and

(b) complies with the minimum technical requirements set out in Part II and, where applicable, meets the following obligations –

(i) save where it has already been so treated, before any further treatment or other equivalent arrangement is undertaken, the end of life vehicle shall first be stripped in a way that takes account of any dismantling information provided by the producer to ensure environmentally sound treatment and that best reduces any adverse impact on the environment;

(ii) save where it has already been so treated in whole or part, and subject to sub-paragraph (i), depollution of the end of life vehicle (as described in paragraph 3 of Part II) shall be completed as soon as possible;

(iii) hazardous materials and components shall be removed from the end of life vehicle and segregated in such a way so as not to contaminate any part of the vehicle that is subsequently to be shredded;

(iv) any stripping or keeping of the end of life vehicle shall be carried out in such a way as to ensure the suitability of its components for either reuse or recovery, and in particular recycling.