S.L. 549.63 Art. 19Issue of permits.

(1) Any establishment or undertaking intending to carry out waste treatment, including but not limited to, storage of waste pending any recovery or disposal operations (excluding temporary storage of waste which is pending collection on the site where such waste is generated), shall obtain a permit from the competent authority.

(2) Permits shall specify at least the following:

(a) the types and quantities of waste that may be treated;

(b) for each type of operation permitted, the technical and any other requirements relevant to the site concerned;

(c) the safety and precautionary measures to be taken;

(d) the method to be used for each type of operation;

(e) such monitoring and control operations as may be necessary;

(f) such closure and after-care provisions as may be necessary; and

(g) any other information requested by the competent authority to assist it in its assessment of the application.

(3) Permits shall be valid for such a time as the competent authority specifies, and an application for renewal by the permit holder shall be decided upon by the competent authority in accordance with regulation 21.

(4) Permits under these regulations may also be issued or held

*OJ L 190, 12.7.2006, p. 1-98 in the name of partnerships, companies and other collective undertakings and corporate bodies.

(5) A permit holder shall be legally responsible and accountable to ensure that the waste management activity for which he has been granted a permit is carried out in accordance with these regulations and with the conditions stipulated in the permit.

(6) Employees of a permit holder shall be authorised to undertake waste management activities under these regulations by virtue of their employer’s permit, provided that:

(a) they are acting on their employer’s behalf;

(b) they are acting within the remit of their employer’s permit and are in observance of the terms, conditions and rules attached thereto and these regulations in general;

(c) they are duly qualified in accordance with regulation 20.

(7) Employees of a permit holder shall be deemed to be acting on their employer’s behalf unless the contrary is proved.

(8) A permit shall not be transferable, unless the competent authority’s approval has been sought and granted for this purpose.

(9) Subject to regulation 25, the competent authority shall decide whether or not to issue a permit within six months from the date on which it receives the application.

(10) It shall be a condition of any permit covering incineration or co-incineration with energy recovery that the recovery of energy takes place with a high level of energy efficiency.

(11) Insofar as the requirements of this regulation are complied with, any permit produced pursuant to other national or Community legislation may be combined with the permit required under sub-regulation (1) to form a single permit, where such a format obviates the unnecessary duplication of information and the repetition of work by the operator or the competent authority.