The Hazardous Waste Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

Removal of ships' waste to reception facilities

28.—(1) This regulation applies where hazardous waste (including excesses or spillage from loading or unloading, which have been accidentally spilled on land adjacent to the ship) is removed from any ship, whether or not a United Kingdom registered ship, in a harbour area to—

(a) reception facilities provided within that harbour area; or

(b) by pipeline to any such facilities provided outside a harbour area.

(2) Before the waste is removed from the ship—

(a) three copies of the consignment note shall be prepared and Parts A and B shall be completed and the relevant code entered on each of those copies;

(b) the operator of the facilities shall complete Part C on each of those copies; and

(c) the master of the ship—

(i) shall ensure that Part D is completed on each of those copies;

(ii) shall retain one copy (on which Parts A to D have been completed); and

(iii) shall give the two remaining copies (on which Parts A to D have been completed) to the operator of the facilities.

(3) Subject to regulation 31, on receiving a consignment of hazardous waste the operator of the facilities shall—

(a) complete Part E on the copies of the consignment note which he has received;

(b) retain one copy; and

(c) forthwith furnish the other copy to the Department.