§ Ms. RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement on the progress made to date on implementing the provisions of the Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989; what regulations have been laid; and what regulations he expects to lay arising from the Act.
§ Mr. Heathcoat-AmoryThe regulations necessary to implement the Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989 are now being finalised with a view to their being issued for consultation before the Christmas recess. The proposed regulations will:
- (a) require each waste regulation authority to establish and maintain a register of carriers of controlled waste;
- (b) set out the manner in which the registration system is to operate; and
- (c) set out the steps which a regulation authority must take before applying for a warrant to seize a vehicle which it believes has been used in the illegal disposal of waste (fly-tipping).
A separate commencement order will be made to bring the 1989 Act into force.