Section 26

The following are not required to be a registered carrier of controlled waste for the purposes of section 1 of the Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989— a carrier who is a specified person and who does not normally and regularly transport controlled waste; the operator of a vessel, aircraft, hovercraft, floating container or vehicle, in relation to its use, after it has been loaded with waste in circumstances in which a marine licence is required or would be required but for a marine exemption order for transporting the waste in order to carry out a specified marine operation. In paragraph (1)(b)— “marine licence” means— a licence under Part 2 of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985; or a marine licence under Part 4 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009; “marine exemption order” means an order under— section 7 of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 (exemptions from licensing) ; or section 74 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (which provides for exemptions from marine licensing); “specified marine operation” means an operation mentioned in— section 5 or 6 of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 (deposits in the sea or incineration) ; or an item numbered 1 to 6 or 11 to 13 in section 66(1) of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (which specifies licensable marine activities).

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-07-30