Waste Management and Pollution Control Act 1998
30Where approval or licence required
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30 Where approval or licence required (1) A person must not, except under an environment protection approval or an emergency authorisation, conduct an activity specified in Part 1 of Schedule 2. (2) A person must not, except under an environment protection approval or an emergency authorisation, modify or alter premises in or on which an activity specified in Part 1 or 2 of Schedule 2 is conducted or is to be conducted if: (a) while the modification or alteration is being carried out, there is likely to be: (i) a significant increase or alteration in the waste generated, stored, treated or disposed of; or (ii) a significant increase in pollution resulting in environmental harm or the risk of pollution resulting in environmental harm; or (b) at the premises as modified or altered, there is likely to be: (i) a significant increase or alteration in the waste generated, stored, treated or disposed of; or
Waste Management and Pollution Control Act 1998 24 (ii) a significant increase in pollution resulting in environmental harm or the risk of pollution resulting in (3) A person must not, except under an environment protection licence, a best practice licence or an emergency authorisation, conduct an activity specified in Part 2 of Schedule 2. (4) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply in relation to the maintenance of premises in or on which an activity specified in Part 1 or 2 of