Hazardous Waste Regulations, 2009 (S.I. No. 100 of 2009).
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Type of law
Regulation
Abstract
These Regulations prescribe rules concerning the handling, storage, treatment and land disposal of hazardous waste and the classification of hazardous waste. They also define offences and prescribe penalties for such offences.
These Regulations apply to all hazardous wastes unless specifically exempted. Every operator of a hazardous waste management facility shall keep an operating record, in a form acceptable to the Chief Environmental Officer and shall provide to the Chief Environmental Officer, if the Chief Environmental Officer so requires, financial assurance in a form and amount that the Chief Environmental Officer considers appropriate to cover the cost of reclamation, inventory removal, closure and 20 years of post-closure care for the facility. All facilities for the treatment or final disposal of hazardous waste shall be sited, designed, constructed and operated as approved by the Chief Environmental Officer.
No liquid hazardous waste shall be disposed of in a landfill. Landfill disposal of specified hazardous wastes is prohibited. Any person generating hazardous waste shall be responsible for classifying each hazardous waste in a manner approved in writing by the Chief Environmental Officer.
These Regulations apply to all hazardous wastes unless specifically exempted. Every operator of a hazardous waste management facility shall keep an operating record, in a form acceptable to the Chief Environmental Officer and shall provide to the Chief Environmental Officer, if the Chief Environmental Officer so requires, financial assurance in a form and amount that the Chief Environmental Officer considers appropriate to cover the cost of reclamation, inventory removal, closure and 20 years of post-closure care for the facility. All facilities for the treatment or final disposal of hazardous waste shall be sited, designed, constructed and operated as approved by the Chief Environmental Officer.
No liquid hazardous waste shall be disposed of in a landfill. Landfill disposal of specified hazardous wastes is prohibited. Any person generating hazardous waste shall be responsible for classifying each hazardous waste in a manner approved in writing by the Chief Environmental Officer.
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Date of text
Repealed
No
Serial Imprint
Official Gazette of 8 August 2009.
Source language
English
Legislation Amendment
No