139Duties of persons managing priority waste

139 Duties of persons managing priority waste (1) A person who has the management or control of priority waste must classify the priority waste in accordance with this Act and the regulations. (2) A person who has the management or control of priority waste must take all reasonable steps to ensure that— (a) the priority waste is contained in a manner that prevents its escape; and (b) the priority waste is isolated in a manner that ensures resource recovery remains practicable; and (c) a person who collects, consigns, transfers or transports the priority waste is provided the following, where reasonably available— (i) information regarding the nature and type of the priority waste; (ii) information regarding any risks of harm to human health or the environment that exist in relation to the priority waste; (iii) any other information that can reasonably be expected to be necessary for the person to comply with a duty in relation to the priority waste under this Act. Section 314 provides that subsections (1) and (2) are civil penalty provisions. The penalties for contravention of these civil penalty provisions are set out in the table in section 314. (3) A person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) commits an offence. S. 140 inserted by No. 39/2018 s. 7 (as amended by Nos 27/2019 ss 12−30, 3/2020 ss 42–44, 47/2020 s. 26).