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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Environmental Protection (Disposal of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and other Dangerous Substances) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2024.
(2) These Regulations come into force on 6th April 2024.
(3) These Regulations—
(a) extend to England and Wales; and
(b) apply in England and Wales.
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(1) The Environmental Protection (Disposal of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and other Dangerous Substances) (England and Wales) Regulations 2000 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 4 (prohibition on holding irrespective of registration)—
(a) in paragraph (3A)—
(i) for “the fluids contain” substitute “it contains”;
(ii) in sub-paragraph (a), after “PCBs”, insert “within the fluids containing PCBs”;
(iii) in sub-paragraph (b), for “PCBs” substitute “fluids containing PCBs”;
(b) in paragraph (3C)—
(i) for “the fluids contain” substitute “it contains”;
(ii) in sub-paragraph (a), after “PCBs”, insert “within the fluids containing PCBs”;
(iii) in sub-paragraph (b), for “PCBs” substitute “fluids containing PCBs”;
(c) in paragraph (4)(a), for “a total volume of”, substitute “to reduce the total volume of fluids containing PCBs to”.
(3) In regulation 5 (labelling of contaminated equipment), in paragraph (3)—
(a) omit “the fluids contain”;
(b) in sub-paragraph (a), before “0.005%”, insert “within the equipment the fluids contain”;
(c) in sub-paragraph (b)—
(i) before “a total volume”, insert “the equipment contains”;
(ii) before “PCBs”, insert “fluids containing”;
(d) for “<0.05dm3” substitute “<0.05dm3””.
Robbie Moore
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
12th March 2024
Lesley Griffiths
Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd, one of the Welsh Ministers
12th March 2024