Hazardous Waste Management Regulations (S.I. No 125 of 2001).

These Regulations provide rules for the control and management of hazardous waste, i.e. waste, including objects, articles or substances, which is poisonous, corrosive, irritant, explosive, inflammable, toxic or harmful to man, animal, plant or the environment. The Regulations apply to the control and monitoring of generation, collection, storage, transportation, pre-treatment, treatment, disposal, export, import and transboundary movement of hazardous waste as listed in Fourth Schedule or any waste specified in Sixth Schedule, if that waste exhibits characteristics found in the Fifth Schedule to these Regulations. Restrictions are placed on the importation and exportation of waste.