The Waste Management (Miscellaneous Provisions) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007
| Year | 2007 |
2007 No. 1156
Environmental protection, england and wales
The Waste Management (Miscellaneous Provisions) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007
Made 28th March 2007
Laid before Parliament 4th April 2007
Coming into force 2nd May 2007
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 33(3) of the Environmental Protection Act 19901and by section 2(2) of the Clean Air Act 19932.
He has had regard in exercising his powers under section 33(3) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 to the matters referred to in section 33(4) of that Act.
Citation, commencement and extent
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Waste Management (Miscellaneous Provisions) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007.
(2) These Regulations come into force on 2nd May 2007.
(3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales only.
Amendment of Schedule 3 to the Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994
2. Schedule 3 (activities exempt from waste management licensing) to the Waste Management Licensing Regulations 19943is amended as follows.
3. For paragraph (g) of paragraph 47(1) substitute—
“in any period of four weeks the land is treated only once; and”.
4.—(1) In paragraph 48 omit the word “and” immediately preceding sub-paragraph (e) and at the end add—
“; and
(f)
(f) the deposit is carried out in accordance with any requirements specified under a notice served under article 32 of the Plant Health (England) Order 2005 or article 32 of the Plant Health (Wales) Order 2006”.
5. After paragraph 51 insert—
“52.—(1) The disposal of agricultural waste consisting of non-hazardous pesticide solution or washings in a lined biobed at the place of production of the waste if—
(a)
(a) every part of the place upon which the activity is carried out is surfaced with an impermeable pavement provided with a sealed drainage system so that all liquids are directed into the biobed;
(b)
(b) the biobed is located at a secure place at least—
(i) 10 metres from a watercourse; and
(ii) 50 metres from a spring, well or borehole;
(c)
(c) the lining of the biobed is impermeable;
(d)
(d) the biobed is suitable for treatment of the waste;
(e)
(e) the biobed is covered with turf; and
(f)
(f) the total quantity of waste being treated does not exceed 15,000 litres in any period of twelve months.
(2) The secure covered storage of not more than 1500 litres of waste at the place where it is intended to be treated in a biobed in reliance on the exemption in sub-paragraph (1).
(3) The treatment of land used for agriculture with agricultural waste consisting of biobed material where such treatment results in benefit to agriculture or ecological improvement if—
(a)
(a) the biobed material is stored securely for 12 months before it is spread;
(b)
(b) the biobed material consists of a mixture of straw, compost and biologically active soil;
(c)
(c) the land is at least—
(i) 10 metres from a watercourse; and
(ii) 50 metres from a spring, well or borehole;
(d)
(d) at the start of the treatment and at any time during the treatment—
(i) the land has not been frozen for 12 or more hours during the preceding 24 hours; and
(ii) the land is not waterlogged, flooded or snow-covered;
(e)
(e) the activity is carried out in accordance with any requirement imposed by an action programme under the Action Programme for Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (England and Wales) Regulations 1998; and
(f)
(f) the total quantity of waste used does not exceed 50 tonnes per hectare in any period of 12 months.
(4) The secure storage at the place of production of waste that is intended to be used in reliance of the exemption in sub-paragraph (3) if—
(a)
(a) no more than 50 cubic metres is stored at any one time; and
(b)
(b) no waste is stored more than three years.
53.—(1) The mixing of ash from the incineration of pig or poultry carcases at its place of production with manure for use in land treatment as specified in sub-paragraph (2).
(2) The treatment of land at the place of production used for agriculture with agricultural waste where such treatment results in benefit to agriculture or ecological improvement if—
(a)
(a) the waste consists of...
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