ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATIONS 2021 (SR NO 47 OF 2021) - REG 66 Classification of priority waste as reportable priority waste in accordance with the Waste Classification Assessment Protocol
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATIONS 2021 (SR NO 47 OF 2021) - REG 66
Classification of priority waste as reportable priority waste in accordance with the Waste Classification Assessment Protocol(1) This regulation is subject to regulations 67 and 68.
(2) For the purposes of section 139(1) of the Act, a person who has the management or control of priority waste must, before relinquishing management or control of the priority waste to another person for the purposes of transporting the priority waste, classify the priority waste in accordance with this regulation.
(3) The person must classify the priority waste as reportable priority waste (transactions) if—
(a) the priority waste is specified as—
(i) priority waste in column 6 of the Table in Schedule 5; and
(ii) "Pre-classified" in column 5 of that Table; and
(iii) reportable priority waste (transactions) in column 7 of that Table; or
(b) more than one description of priority waste in column 3 of that Table applies to the priority waste and the priority waste is specified as—
(i) priority waste in column 6 of that Table; and
(ii) reportable priority waste (transactions) in column 7 of that Table in relation to any applicable description of the priority waste.
(4) The person must classify the priority waste as reportable priority waste (transport) if—
(a) the priority waste is specified as—
(i) priority waste in column 6 of the Table in Schedule 5; and
(ii) "Pre-classified" in column 5 of that Table; and
(iii) reportable priority waste (transport) in column 8 of that Table; or
(b) more than one description of priority waste in column 3 of that Table applies to the priority waste and the priority waste is specified as—
(i) priority waste in column 6 of that Table; and
(ii) reportable priority waste (transport) in column 8 of that Table in relation to any applicable description of the priority waste.
(5) If the priority waste is specified as priority waste in column 6 of the Table in Schedule 5 and as a "Mirror code" in column 5 of that Table, the person must classify the priority waste in accordance with—
(a) the classification criteria for that type of priority waste contained in the Waste Classification Assessment Protocol; or
(b) if there are no classification criteria for that type of priority waste, the hazardous properties assessment criteria contained in the Waste Classification Assessment Protocol.
(6) If the priority waste is not described in column 3 of the Table in Schedule 5, the person must classify the priority waste in accordance with the hazardous properties assessment criteria contained in the Waste Classification Assessment Protocol.
(7) A classification of priority waste under this regulation must be consistent with any applicable designation issued by the Authority in relation to that type of priority waste.