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ENVIRONMENTALLY HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS ACT 1985 - SECT 10 Declaration of chemical wastes

ENVIRONMENTALLY HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS ACT 1985 - SECT 10

Declaration of chemical wastes

10 Declaration of chemical wastes

(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.