7.—(1) Every exemption registration authority must establish and maintain a register of exempt facilities in relation to which it is the exemption registration authority.
(2) Subject to sub-paragraphs (3), (4) and (5), the exemption registration authority must ensure the register contains the relevant particulars—
(a)for an exempt waste operation, within 5 working days after the date that it receives—
(i)notification of the relevant particulars and the information specified in paragraph 6(4), and
(ii)for a WEEE operation, payment of the applicable fee in accordance with paragraph 6(6); and
(b)for an exempt water discharge activity or exempt groundwater activity, within 15 working days after the date that it receives notification of the relevant particulars.
(3) The exemption registration authority must ensure the register is updated to reflect any changes notified under paragraph 13(1) of this Schedule or under Part 2 or 3 of Schedule 3—
(a)for exempt waste operations, within 5 working days after the date that it receives the notification, or
(b)for exempt water discharge activities and exempt groundwater activities, within 15 working days after that date.
(4) The exemption registration authority must not enter the relevant particulars on the register in relation to a WEEE operation until it has carried out an inspection in relation to the operation that complies with the second and third paragraphs of Article 6(2) of the WEEE Directive.
(5) Every exemption registration authority must—
(a)ensure that its register is open to inspection by the public free of charge at all reasonable hours; and
(b)provide reasonable facilities to the public for obtaining a copy of an entry on payment of a reasonable charge.
(6) A register may be kept in any form.