SCHEDULE 2Exempt facilities: general

Validity of registration of waste operations15

1

A first registration or a registration in relation to a WEEE operation is valid for 3 years.

2

Any other registration in relation to a waste operation is valid until the end of validity of the first registration.

3

For the purposes of sub-paragraphs (1) and (2), the period of validity of a registration commences on the date of registration or on the most recent renewal date, as the case may be.

4

An establishment or undertaking may renew a registration at any time in the month prior to the registration becoming invalid (and the registration procedure specified in paragraph 10 applies in relation to any such renewal).

5

Where an establishment or undertaking has renewed a registration, the renewal takes effect on the day after the day on which the previous registration becomes invalid.

6

In this paragraph—

  • “date of registration” means the date on which the relevant particulars first appear on the register;

  • “first registration” means—

    1. a

      the first appearance on the register of relevant particulars for an establishment or undertaking in relation to a waste operation other than a WEEE operation, or

    2. b

      in the case of a renewal, the first such appearance following the end of validity of the registration, other than the end of validity of the registration of a WEEE operation;

  • “renewal date” means the date that the renewal of a registration takes effect.