PART 1

SIGNIFICANT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS

Waste

Hazardous waste facilities
15
1
The construction of a hazardous waste facility is a significant infrastructure project if—
a
the facility is in Wales or the Welsh marine area,
b
the main purpose of the facility is the final disposal or recovery of hazardous waste, and
c
the facility is expected to have the capacity specified in subsection (2).
2
The capacity is—
a
in the case of the disposal of hazardous waste by landfill or in a deep storage facility, more than 100,000 tonnes per year;
b
in any other case, more than 30,000 tonnes per year.
3
The alteration of a hazardous waste facility is significant infrastructure project if—
a
the facility is in Wales or the Welsh marine area,
b
the main purpose of the facility is the final disposal or recovery of hazardous waste, and
c
the alteration is expected to increase the capacity of the facility—
i
in the case of the disposal of hazardous waste by landfill or in a deep storage facility, by more than 100,000 tonnes per year;
ii
in any other case, by more than 30,000 tonnes per year.
4
In this section, “deep storage facility” means a facility for the storage of waste underground in a deep geological cavity.
5
The following terms used in this section have the same meanings as in the Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/894) (as amended from time to time)—
- “
disposal
” (“
gwaredu
”);
- “
hazardous waste
” (“
gwastraff peryglus
”);
- “
recovery
” (“
adfer
”).
S. 15 in force at 4.6.2024, see s. 147(1)(a)