Amendments to duty of care regulations

Evers, A.

Amendments to duty of care regulations - 2003 - Wastes Management March 2003, 53-54(2) .

Explains amendments to the duty of care obligations and discusses the implementation of the Waste Incineration Directive 2000/87/EC (WID). Key changes to duty of care obligations include the application of the European Waste Catalogue as set out in the Landfill (England and Wales) Regulations 2002 Reg 19 and the Environmental Protection (Duty of Care) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2003. The latter regulations give local authorities the power to serve notices on duty holders requiring the production of waste and transfer notes. Also examines the legislation and national measures required to implement WID and provides a summary of the existing regulatory regime for incinerators in England and Wales.


LANDFILL REGULATIONS (ENGLAND AND WALES) 2002
DUTY OF CARE
WASTE MANAGEMENT LICENSING
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (DUTY OF CARE) (ENGLAND) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2003
BUILDING REGULATIONS 2000 APPROVED DOCUMENT L1 (2002 EDITION)
BUILDING REGULATIONS 2000 APPROVED DOCUMENT L2 (2002 EDITION)
DIRECTIVE 2000/87/EC
WASTE INCINERATION
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT 1990 S34
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (DUTY OF CARE) REGULATIONS 1991