53 Duties of authorities as respects disposal of waste collected: Scotland
Environmental Protection Act 1990 (1990 c 43) | Legislation

53  Duties of authorities as respects disposal of waste collected: Scotland

(1)     It shall be the duty of each waste disposal authority to arrange for the disposal of any waste collected by it, in its capacity as a waste collection authority, under section 45 above; and without prejudice to the authority's powers apart from the following provisions of this subsection, the powers exercisable by the authority for the purpose of performing that duty shall include power—

(a)     to provide, within or outside its area, places at which to deposit waste before the authority transfers it to a place or plant or equipment provided under the following paragraph; and

(b)     to provide, within or outside its area, places at which to dispose of or recycle the waste and plant or equipment for processing

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