The Unauthorised Deposit of Waste (Fixed Penalties) Regulations 2016

These Regulations insert provisions into the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (c. 43) (“the Act”) to allow a waste collection authority in England to issue a fixed penalty notice for a contravention of section 33(1)(a) of the Act. Section 33(1)(a) prohibits a person from depositing controlled waste or extractive waste in or on any land unless in accordance with an environmental permit.