Interpretation: exempt waste operation
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5.—(1) In these Regulations, a waste operation is an “exempt waste operation” if—
(a)the requirements in paragraph 3(1) of Schedule 2 are met in respect of the waste operation;
(b)it falls within a description in Part 1 of Schedule 3; and
(c)the type and quantity of waste submitted to the waste operation, and the method of disposal or recovery, are consistent with the need to attain the objectives mentioned in Article 4(1) of the Waste Framework Directive.
(2) But a waste operation is not an exempt waste operation to the extent that it involves hazardous waste or the storage or treatment of WEEE, unless otherwise indicated in Part 1 of Schedule 3.
(3) Schedule 2 (exempt waste operations: general) has effect.