Protection of the Environment Act 2003
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Amendment of section 34 of Act of 1996. |
31.—Section 34 of the Act of 1996 is amended— | |
(a) by substituting the following subsection for subsection (4): | ||
“(4) A local authority shall not grant a waste collection permit unless it is satisfied that the activity in question would not, if carried on in accordance with such conditions as may be attached to the permit, cause environmental pollution, and that the grant of the permit is consistent with the objectives of the relevant waste management plan or the hazardous waste management plan as the case may be.” | ||
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(b) by substituting the following paragraph for paragraph (c) of subsection (13) (inserted by the Waste Management (Amendment) Act 2001 ): | ||
“(c) If a body stands prescribed for the purposes aforesaid, then this section shall have effect, in so far as it relates to such a body, as if the following subsection was substituted for subsection (4): | ||
‘(4) A body standing prescribed for the purposes of subsection (1)(a)(iii) shall not grant a waste collection permit unless it is satisfied that the activity in question would not, if carried on in accordance with such conditions as may be attached to the permit, cause environmental pollution, and that the grant of the permit is consistent with the objectives of the relevant waste management plan or the hazardous waste management plan as the case may be.’.”. |