The Hazardous Waste (England and Wales)Regulations 2005

Procedure for rejected multiple collection consignments

44.—(1) Where two or more consignments comprising part of a multiple collection are rejected and are to be delivered to the same consignee, if the carrier elects to apply the multiple collection procedure set out in regulation 38 to such a delivery, the following requirements shall apply—

(a) the carrier shall—

(i) prepare two copies of the multiple consignment collection note, plus one copy for each hazardous waste producer or holder, as the case may be, from whose consignment has been rejected, and one copy for each consignor, in cases where the hazardous waste producer, or holder, as the case may be, is not the consignor; and

(ii) complete Parts A and B on each copy;

(b) before the removal of waste from the original delivery premises—

(i) the producer, or holder, shall complete the annex to the multiple collection consignment note on each copy prepared by the carrier;

(ii) the consignor and carrier must sign their respective declarations to the annex to the multiple consignment note on each copy of the note prepared by the carrier;

(iii) the carrier must pass a completed copy to the producer or holder in each case (and where the producer is not the consignor, to the consignor);

(c) on delivery of the waste to the new consignee—

(i) the carrier must complete the particulars for completion by the carrier in section C on every copy of the consignment note;

(ii) the carrier must pass to the consignee every copy of the note;

(iii) the consignee must complete the particulars for completion by the consignee in Section C and complete the certificate in part D of the note on every copy of the note; and

(iv) the consignee must return one copy of the completed note to the carrier.