30U.K.If the predecessor ceased to carry on the trade carried on by the trader, or ceased to carry on a trade so far as relating to the site, before 21 March 2000, section 142 applies as if—
(a)“, or a predecessor,” in subsection (1) were omitted, and
(b)subsections (3) and (4) were omitted.
31U.K.If the trade carried on by the trader was started before 1 April 1993, section 144(1) (definition of “waste disposal licence”) applies for the purposes of sections 142 and 143 as if paragraphs (d) and (e) of that subsection were omitted (radioactive waste and nuclear site authorisations or licences).
32U.K.Section 144(3) does not apply for the purposes of sections 142 and 143 if the trade was started before 1 April 1993.