34.—(1) The Environment Agency must ensure that appropriate periodic inspections of registered carriers, brokers and dealers are made(1).
(2) If the inspection relates to collection or transport of controlled waste, the Environment Agency must ensure that it covers the origin, nature, quantity and destination of that waste.
(3) In paragraph (2), “collection or transport” includes an operation where waste is transported following transfer between different carriers.
Section 108 of the Environment Act 1995 (c. 25) provides for powers relevant to inspection. That section was amended by the Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 (c. 38), the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 (c.16) and S.I. 2000/1973.