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Paragraph 3 - Burning of waste as a fuel

What the legislation says:

3. —The carrying on of any of the following operations–

(a) burning as a fuel, under an authorisation granted under Part I of the 1990 Act or a permit granted under the 2000 Regulations, of–

(i) straw, poultry litter or wood;

(ii) waste oil listed in Table 1B (including waste oil which is special waste); or

(iii) solid fuel which has been manufactured from waste by a process involving the application of heat, to the extent that it is or forms part of a process within Part B of any Section of Schedule 1 to the 1991 Regulations or an activity within Part B of any Section of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the 2000 Regulations;

(b) the secure storage on any premises of any wastes mentioned in sub paragraph (a), other than waste oil, which are intended to be burned as mentioned in that sub paragraph, and the feeding of such wastes into an appliance in which they are to be so burned;

(c) the secure storage of waste oil listed in Table 1B (including waste oil which is special waste) at the place where it is produced for a period not exceeding 12 months if the waste oil is intended to be submitted to an operation covered by the exemption conferred by sub paragraph (a); and provided that the total volume of that oil does not at any time exceed 23,000 litres;

(d) burning as a fuel, under an authorisation granted under Part I of the 1990 Act or a permit granted under the 2000 Regulations, of tyres to the extent that it is or forms part of a process within Part B of Section 1.3 of Schedule 1 to the 1991 Regulations or an activity within Part B of Section 1.1 of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the 2000 Regulations, and the shredding and feeding of tyres into an appliance in which they are to be so burned;

(e) the secure storage on any premises of tyres where–

(i) the tyres are intended to be submitted to an operation covered by the exemption conferred by sub paragraph (d);

(ii) the tyres are stored separately;

(iii) none of the tyres is stored on the premises for longer than 12 months; and

(iv) the number of the tyres stored on the premises does not at any time exceed 1,000.

* Codes referred to in the European Waste Catalogue.
** Includes special waste.

Needs to be registered with SEPA but no fee is required.

This exemption can be registered online.

However, establishments and undertakings can still use the paper form should they wish.  This form should be sent to the Registrar at your local SEPA area office (addresses are given on the form)

The following questions and answers are provided to help you further understand this exemption:

Q. How long will the registration last? Will it require renewal at any time?
A. The registration of this exemption is not time limited but it can be de-registered by SEPA if it is not managed properly and no longer fulfills the criteria requirements of the exemption or if the activities cause pollution or harm to health. If the activity does comply with the exemption criteria the registration will not have to be renewed except where there is a significant change to the activity.