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Protection of the Environment Operations (General) Regulation 2022
143Prohibition on energy recovery from thermal treatment of waste
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#### 143 Prohibition on energy recovery from thermal treatment of waste
143 Prohibition on energy recovery from thermal treatment of waste
> > (1) A person must not carry out, or cause or allow to be carried out, the thermal treatment of waste if—
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> > > (a) it involves or results in energy recovery from the waste, and
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> > > (b) one or more of the activities carried out at the premises are scheduled activities that require a licence.
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> > (2) A person must not carry out, or cause or allow to be carried out, work at a premises that purports to enable the activity prohibited by subsection (1) to be carried out at the premises.
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> > (3) An offence under this section is a strict liability offence.
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> Maximum penalty—
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> > (a) for a corporation—
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> > > (i) 400 penalty units, and
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> > > (ii) for a continuing offence—a further 400 penalty units for each day the offence continues, or
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> > (b) for an individual—
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> > > (i) 200 penalty units, and
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> > > (ii) for a continuing offence—a further 200 penalty units for each day the offence continues.