Waste Reduction and Recycling Regulation 2023
sec.50When material or equipment is PCB-free
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sec.50 When material or equipment is PCB-free
Material is PCB-free if it is not PCB material. Equipment is PCB-free if— there is no PCB material in the equipment; or there is PCB material in the equipment, but both of the following apply— the only PCB material in the equipment is on the surface area of PCB-contaminated metal in the equipment; the PCB-contaminated metal in the equipment does not have a coverage of PCBs on its surface area of more than 1mg/m 2 , as decided under the guidelines published under subsection (3) . The chief executive must— prepare guidelines for working out the coverage of PCBs on the surface area of PCB-contaminated metal; and publish the guidelines on the department’s website. In this section— PCB-contaminated metal , in equipment, means metal that normally comes into contact with PCB material when the equipment is used. (sec.50-ssec.1) Material is PCB-free if it is not PCB material. (sec.50-ssec.2) Equipment is PCB-free if— there is no PCB material in the equipment; or there is PCB material in the equipment, but both of the following apply— the only PCB material in the equipment is on the surface area of PCB-contaminated metal in the equipment; the PCB-contaminated metal in the equipment does not have a coverage of PCBs on its surface area of more than 1mg/m 2 , as decided under the guidelines published under subsection (3) . (sec.50-ssec.3) The chief executive must— prepare guidelines for working out the coverage of PCBs on the surface area of PCB-contaminated metal; and publish the guidelines on the department’s website. (sec.50-ssec.4) In this section— PCB-contaminated metal , in equipment, means metal that normally comes into contact with PCB material when the equipment is used.
- (a) there is no PCB material in the equipment; or
- (b) there is PCB material in the equipment, but both of the following apply— (i) the only PCB material in the equipment is on the surface area of PCB-contaminated metal in the equipment; (ii) the PCB-contaminated metal in the equipment does not have a coverage of PCBs on its surface area of more than 1mg/m 2 , as decided under the guidelines published under subsection (3) .
- (i) the only PCB material in the equipment is on the surface area of PCB-contaminated metal in the equipment;
- (ii) the PCB-contaminated metal in the equipment does not have a coverage of PCBs on its surface area of more than 1mg/m 2 , as decided under the guidelines published under subsection (3) .
- (i) the only PCB material in the equipment is on the surface area of PCB-contaminated metal in the equipment;
- (ii) the PCB-contaminated metal in the equipment does not have a coverage of PCBs on its surface area of more than 1mg/m 2 , as decided under the guidelines published under subsection (3) .
- (a) prepare guidelines for working out the coverage of PCBs on the surface area of PCB-contaminated metal; and