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These Regulations, which apply to England and Wales only, make provision for various matters concerning the collection and disposal of controlled waste under Part I of the Control of Pollution Act 1974 ("the Act" ).

Part I of the Act defines three sorts of controlled waste: household, industrial and commercial waste. It enables regulations to be made whereby waste of any description is to be treated for the purposes of the provisions of Part I as being of one or other of these categories. Regulations 3, 6 and 7 provide that certain descriptions of waste are to be treated as household, industrial and commercial waste respectively for the purposes of all the provisions of Part I. Regulation 4 prescribes three types of waste which are not to be treated as household waste for the purposes of section 4(2) of the Act (which permits the disposal of waste within the curtilage of a private dwelling without a disposal licence.

Regulation 5 prescribes a number of cases where a charge may be made for the collection of household waste. Regulation 8 prescribes ways of dealing with waste (using plant or equipment) for which a disposal licence is required. Regulation 9 prescribes cases of waste disposal which do not require a diposal licence.

Regulation 10 describes the manner in which an appeal to the Secretary of State from the decision of a waste disposal authority is to be brought. Schedule 7 contains the form for giving notice of appeal.

These Regulations will come into force in two stages. In their application to the collection and disposal of waste (sections 12 to 14 of the Act) they come into force on 6th June 1988. In their application to waste disposal licensing, they come into force on 3rd October 1988.

These Regulations replace the provisions of the Control of Pollution (Licensing of Waste Disposal) Regulations 1976 (as amended), which are revoked in two stages as the new provisions come into force. £2.20 net