Environmental Management and Pollution Control (Waste Management) Regulations 2020
5Controlled wastes
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5 Controlled wastes
For the definition of controlled waste in section 3 of the Act, a substance or item is prescribed as a controlled waste if the substance or item –
(a) is a waste that is derived or arises from –
(i) an agvet chemical; or
(ii) dangerous goods as defined in the Dangerous Goods (Road and Rail Transport) Act 2010 ; or
(iii) a poison as defined in the Poisons Act 1971 ; or
(iv) fish that have died, or been killed, in the course of finfish farming; or
(b) is sewage sludge, sewage residue or nightsoil; or
(c) is a per-fluoralkyl substance, a poly-fluoralkyl substance, a per- and poly-fluoralkyl substance, or material contaminated with any of those substances.