Environmental Protection Act 1990

Terms of waste disposal contracts

18 A waste disposal authority shall, in determining the terms and conditions of any contract which the authority proposes to enter into for the keeping, treatment or disposal of waste, so frame the terms and conditions as to avoid undue discrimination in favour of one description of waste disposal contractor as against other descriptions of waste disposal contractors.

19 (1) A waste disposal authority shall have regard to the desirability of including in any contract which the authority proposes to enter into for the keeping, treatment or disposal of waste terms or conditions designed to—

(a) minimize pollution of the environment or harm to human health due to the disposal or treatment of the waste under the contract; and

(b) maximize the recycling of waste under the contract.

(2) A waste disposal authority shall be entitled—

(a) to invite tenders for any such contract, and

(b) to accept or refuse to accept any tender for such a contract and accordingly to enter or not to enter into a contract,

by reference to acceptance or refusal of acceptance by persons tendering for the contract of any terms or conditions included in the draft contract in pursuance of sub-paragraph (1) above.