The Hazardous Waste (England and Wales)Regulations 2005

General duties of the Agency

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

63.—(1) The Agency shall exercise its functions (whether under these Regulations or otherwise) so as to take all reasonably practicable steps necessary or expedient to avert or mitigate an emergency or grave danger.

(2) An authorised person shall in exercising functions in relation to an emergency or grave danger so exercise his powers under sections 108 and 109 of the 1995 Act as to take all reasonably practicable steps to avert or mitigate the emergency or grave danger.