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Protection of the Environment Operations (Waste) Regulation 2014
107Disposing of, storing or using designated waste
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#### 107 Disposing of, storing or using designated waste
107 Disposing of, storing or using designated waste
> > (1) An occupier of a waste facility must ensure that designated waste is not received at the facility for disposal, storage or use at the facility unless the immobilised contaminants approval applying to the waste authorises, or does not prohibit, the waste being taken to the facility for disposal or storage or for the use concerned (as the case may be).
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> > Maximum penalty—200 penalty units in the case of a corporation, 100 penalty units in the case of an individual.
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> > (2) It is a defence in any proceedings for an offence against this clause if the defendant establishes that (at the time of the alleged offence)—
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> > > (a) the waste facility was a lawful waste facility, and
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> > > (b) the defendant was not given or had not received a designated waste certificate in relation to the waste and had no reason to believe that the waste was designated waste.