60 Hazardous waste: England and Wales

60  Hazardous waste: England and Wales

(1)     The Environmental Protection Act 1990 is amended in accordance with subsections (2) to (4).

(2)     After section 62 insert—

“62ZA Special provision with respect to hazardous waste in England and Wales

(1)     The relevant national authority may, by regulations, make provision for, about or connected with the regulation of hazardous waste in England and Wales.

(2)     Provision that may be made in the regulations includes provision—

(a)     prohibiting or restricting any activity in relation to hazardous waste;

(b)     for the giving of directions by waste regulation authorities with respect to matters connected with any activity in relation to hazardous waste;

(c)     imposing requirements about how hazardous waste may be kept (including requirements about the quantities of hazardous waste which may be kept at any place);

(d)     about hazardous waste that originated outside England or Wales;

(e)     about the registration of hazardous waste controllers or places where activities in relation to hazardous waste are carried out;

(f)     for the keeping of records by hazardous waste controllers;

(g)     for the inspection of those records by waste regulation authorities or specified persons;

(h)     for the provision by hazardous waste controllers of copies of, or information derived

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