15.—(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—
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
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.