Duty to produce a written description of waste or a transfer note6
1
A competent authority may request any person required to keep a written description, or a transfer note under regulation 5, to produce the description or note (or a copy) to that authority.
2
The person must produce the description or note (or the copy) as soon as is reasonably practicable, and in any case—
a
within 7 days from the date of the request; or
b
such longer period as is permitted by that authority.
3
The description or note (or copy) must be—
a
given to an officer of that authority; or
b
sent to the address specified by that authority when making the request.
4
In this regulation, “competent authority” means—
a
the Scottish Environment Protection Agency; or
b
a waste collection authority for the purposes of Part 2 of the Act14.