12.—(1) This paragraph applies to every—
(a)notifiable exempt waste operation; and
(b)exempt waste operation falling within paragraph 47(1) of Schedule 3.
(2) But it does not apply in relation to an exempt waste operation falling within—
(a)paragraph 9 of Schedule 3 at a place where the quantity of waste recovered in reliance on the exemption at that place is less than 2,500 cubic metres;
(b)paragraph 19 of Schedule 3 at a place where the quantity of waste recovered in reliance on the exemption at that place is less than 2,500 tonnes; or
(c)paragraph 47(1) of Schedule 3 if it is carried out on land subject to an action programme under the Action Programme for Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (England and Wales) Regulations 1998(1).
(3) An establishment or undertaking which carries out an exempt waste operation to which this paragraph applies must—
(a)keep records of the quantity, nature, origin and, where relevant, the destination and treatment method of all waste disposed of or recovered in the course of that activity;
(b)keep those records for a period of 2 years; and
(c)during that period make those records available to the exemption registration authority on request.
S.I. 1998/1202, amended by S.I. 2002/2614 and 2003/1852 (W. 202).