PART 8Registration of carriers, brokers and dealers

Exemptions in relation to carriers26

1

The following are not required to be a registered carrier of controlled waste for the purposes of section 1 of the Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989—

a

a carrier who is a specified person and who does not normally and regularly transport controlled waste;

b

the operator of a vessel, aircraft, hovercraft, floating container or vehicle, in relation to its use, after it has been loaded with waste in circumstances in which a marine licence is required or would be required but for a marine exemption order for transporting the waste in order to carry out a specified marine operation.

2

In paragraph (1)(b)—

  • “marine licence” means—

    1. a

      a licence under Part 2 of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985; or

    2. b

      a marine licence under Part 4 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009;

  • “marine exemption order” means an order under—

    1. a

      section 7 of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 (exemptions from licensing)42; or

    2. b

      section 74 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (which provides for exemptions from marine licensing);

  • “specified marine operation” means an operation mentioned in—

    1. a

      section 5 or 6 of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 (deposits in the sea or incineration)43; or

    2. b

      an item numbered 1 to 6 or 11 to 13 in section 66(1) of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (which specifies licensable marine activities).