Part 1Waste
Chapter 1Waste sent to landfills
Scheme operation and monitoring etc
12Powers in relation to waste disposal authorities
1
An allocating authority may, for purposes connected with the sending of biodegradable municipal waste to landfills, by regulations make provision for requiring waste disposal authorities in its area to—
a
maintain prescribed records;
b
gather prescribed information by carrying out prescribed operations on prescribed waste;
c
make prescribed returns to the monitoring authority for the area.
2
An allocating authority may by regulations make provision for enabling the monitoring authority for its area, or persons authorised by the monitoring authority—
a
to require waste disposal authorities in the area to produce, for inspection or for removal for inspection elsewhere, records they are required to maintain by provision made under subsection (1);
b
to require waste disposal authorities in the area to supply the monitoring authority with—
i
information about matters connected with the sending of biodegradable municipal waste to landfills;
ii
evidence to substantiate information supplied for the purpose of complying with requirements imposed under sub-paragraph (i);
iii
evidence to substantiate entries in records maintained for the purpose of complying with provision made under subsection (1);
c
to specify the form in which, the place at which and the time at or by which records are to be produced or information or evidence is to be supplied;
d
to copy records that are produced.
3
A waste disposal authority that fails to comply with a requirement imposed on it under this section is liable to a penalty.
4
In subsection (1) “prescribed” means prescribed by or under regulations under that subsection.