These Regulations came fully into force on 30 April 2011 and apply to Scotland only.

They are made in accordance with the provisions of Part 2 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, which prohibit the unauthorised or harmful deposit, treatment or disposal of waste without a waste management licence. They consolidate and replace the waste management licensing and exemption system previously contained in the Waste Management Licensing Regulations SI 1994/1056.

In addition, they:

• implement part of Retained Reference Directive 2008/98/EC, on waste (the revised Waste Framework Directive);
• introduce new activities that can be carried out...

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