The Transfrontier Shipment of Waste (Amendment) Regulations 2014 came into force on 1 May 2014
1 May 2014
Waste - UK
The Transfrontier Shipment of Waste (Amendment) Regulations 2014 appoint the Environment Agency, the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency, Natural Resources Wales and the department of the environment in Northern Ireland as competent authorities for the transfrontier shipment of waste in their respective jurisdictions.
The secretary of state was previously the regulator for the UK as a whole.
This amendment also permits the HMRC to disclose information to each competent authority to support enforcement of the transfrontier shipment of waste regime