Hazardous waste lists (EPA 1990 s. 62A)
Explains EPA 1990 s. 62A: Secretary of State's power to compile and amend lists of waste with hazardous properties, and their use in the Act.
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Text in force at .
Source: legislation.gov.uk — The National Archives (legislation.gov.uk), reproduced under licence Open Government Licence v3.0.
What it actually says
The Secretary of State can create and change lists that identify waste with hazardous properties.
Those lists are important because other parts of the Act refer to them to define what counts as hazardous waste.
Whenever the Act mentions a list of waste showing hazardous properties, it means a list made under this section.
When it applies
- A waste disposal company checks the list to see if a batch of chemical waste is hazardous.
- A local authority uses the list to decide whether to charge a higher fee for hazardous waste disposal.
- A factory owner argues that the list incorrectly includes a by-product as hazardous.
- An environmental group petitions the Secretary of State to add a new type of waste to the list.
What this section does not say
- This section does not list all hazardous waste itself; it only gives the power to make lists.
- It does not define what makes waste hazardous; that is done elsewhere.
- It does not impose obligations on waste producers or handlers.
- It does not set penalties for disposing of hazardous waste incorrectly.
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