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.