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The Special Waste Regulations 1996
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1. Citation, commencement, extent, application and interpretation
6. Consignment notes: cases in which pre-notification is not required
7. Consignment notes: procedure where pre-notification is not required
9. Consignment notes: removal of ships’ waste to reception facilities
10. Consignment notes etc.: duty of consignee not accepting delivery of a consignment
10A.Consignment notes: requirement for a new consignment note
20. Transitional provisions for certificates of technical competence
21. Amendment of regulations relating to the assessment of environmental effects
22. Amendment of the Controlled Waste (Registration of Carriers and Seizure of Vehicles) Regulations 1991
23. Amendment of the Environmental Protection (Duty of Care) Regulations 1991
25. Amendment of the Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994
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