8.—(1) Any site licence which is in force on 6th July 2009 and which authorises the storage or treatment or both of waste batteries is modified so as to include, as a new condition of the licence, the following condition—
“The treatment of any waste batteries shall include, as a minimum, the removal of all fluids and acids. Such treatment and any storage, including temporary storage, of batteries shall take place in sites with impermeable surfaces and suitable weatherproof covering or in suitable containers.”.
(2) In the event of any inconsistency between the condition set out in paragraph (1) and any other condition in the licence, that other condition shall be superseded by the condition set out in paragraph (1) to the extent of such inconsistency.