(1) Where the Authority is satisfied that any chemical substance (including
any mixture) is or is likely to be stored in accumulating deposits or dumped
or abandoned or otherwise dealt with as chemical waste, the Authority, by
order published in the Gazette, may declare that substance to be a chemical
waste for the purposes of this Act.
(2) For the purposes of an order under
subsection (1), a substance or mixture may be identified by reference to any
one or more of the following--
(a) any of its known constituents,
(b) any of
its known chemical or toxological properties by reason of which, in the
opinion of the Authority, the substance or mixture may affect the environment,
(c) any process of chemical manufacture or treatment in the course of which it
is produced,
(d) any other of its qualities or its quantity, origin or
situation,
or may be otherwise identified.
Editorial note : For declarations
under this section see the Historical notes at the end of this Act.