ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT 2017 - SECT 157 Authority may authorise emergency storage, use etc. of waste

ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT 2017 - SECT 157

S. 157(1) amended by No. 6/2024 s. 22(a).

    (1)     Despite anything to the contrary in or under this Act, the Authority may, on application under this section, authorise the following—

S. 157(1)(a) amended by No. 6/2024 s. 22(b).

        (a)     the discharge, emission or deposit of waste from any place or premises into the environment;

S. 157(1)(b) amended by No. 6/2024 s. 22(c).

        (b)     the storage, treatment, handling or disposal of waste on or from any place or premises;

S. 157(1)(c) inserted by No. 6/2024 s. 22(d).

        (c)     the transportation of waste on, to or from any place or premises;

S. 157(1)(d) inserted by No. 6/2024 s. 22(d).

        (d)     any combination of activities referred to in paragraphs (a) to (c).

    (2)     The Authority must not grant an authorisation under this section unless it is satisfied that the authorised activity will not have significant adverse effects on human health or the environment, and that the authorisation is for the purposes of—

        (a)     meeting a temporary emergency; or

        (b)     providing for the temporary relief of a public nuisance or community hardship; or

        (c)     enabling the commissioning, repair, decommissioning or dismantling of any item of plant or equipment.

    (3)     An authorisation under this section has no effect unless the conditions to which it is subject are complied with.

    (4)     An application for an authorisation under this section—

        (a)     must be made in the manner and form approved by the Authority; and

S. 157(4)(b) amended by No. 36/2022 s. 47(1).

        (b)     must be accompanied by the prescribed fee (if any) for the application.

Note to s. 157(4)(b) inserted by No. 36/2022 s. 47(2).

Note

An additional fee may be payable under section 157A.

    (5)     The Authority—

        (a)     must determine an application under this section in a timely, efficient and fair manner; and

        (b)     may do so with as little formality and technicality as possible.

    (6)     The Authority may grant an authorisation under this section subject to such conditions as the Authority considers appropriate.

    (7)     An authorisation granted under this section is subject to a condition that the authorised activity must cease within the time specified in the authorisation, being a period of no more than 120 days from the day on which the authorisation is granted.

S. 157A inserted by No. 36/2022 s. 48.