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Protection of the Environment Operations (Waste) Regulation 2014
49Approval of transporters or receivers as authorised agents
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#### 49 Approval of transporters or receivers as authorised agents
49 Approval of transporters or receivers as authorised agents
(cf clause 28 of 2005 Reg)
> > (1) The EPA may grant an approval to a transporter or a receiver of waste authorising the appointment of the transporter or receiver as an authorised agent.
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> > (2) An approval is to be in writing and may be issued subject to conditions.
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> > (3) The EPA may revoke an approval for any reason.
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> > (4) A revocation of an approval is effected by notice in writing given to the relevant transporter or receiver of waste.
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> > (5) The holder of an approval must comply with any condition of the approval.
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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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> > (6) For the purposes of this Part, if an approval of a person to be appointed as an authorised agent is revoked after waste has been transported from a waste facility and (immediately before the revocation) the person was the authorised agent of the occupier of the facility, in relation to the transportation of the waste, the approval is taken to continue in force, in relation to the transportation of the waste.
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> > (7) However, the approval is taken to continue in force only until the waste is transported to a waste facility at which the waste is lawfully accepted.
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> **cl 49:** Am 2017 (118), Sch 3 \[10\].