128 tal-1997

L.N. 128 of 1997

ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT Qt' 1991

(ACT V OF 1991)

FEES ORDINANCE

(CAP. 35)

WATER SERVICES CORPORATION ACT OF 1991

(ACT NO. XXIII OF 1991 )

Deposit of Wastes and Rubbl e (Fees) Regulations, 1997

BY VIRTUE ofthe powers conferred by Sections 6(b) (2), 30,47.

and 4g of the Environment Protection Act, 1991, by section 2 of the

Fees Ordinance, an d by Section 45 of the Water Services Corporation

Act. 1991, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs

and the Environment, the Minister of Finance and Commerce, and the

Minister of Public Works and Construction, have made the following

regulations:-

These regulations may be cited as the Deposit of Wastes

and Rubble (Fees) Regulations, 1997.

Lisl of Ha:tardOus Wasle

PART I

'Iilxil: and potentially /Oxic subswnceJ originlllinfo:/rom Indu.tlrial mul rum ,indUJlriul,

.l'lIrvice.f, elC, or cOf!wininfo: dU!m ica/J as lil'llld if! this Schedule.

Wasle sl~am description

Clinical wastes from medical care in hospitals, medical centres apd clinics

Wastes from the production and preparation of ph ann ace utica I products

Waste pharmaceuticals. drugs and medicines

Wastes from the manufacture. fomlUlali on and usc of wood preserving chemicals

WaslC:S from the production. fonnu lation and usc of organic solvents

Waste from heat tre mment and tempering operations containing cyanides

Waste mineral oils unfit for the ir originally intended use

Waste oils/water. hydrocarbons/wate mix tures. enlllisions

Waste substances and articles co ntaining or contaminated with polyc hlorinated

biphyenyles (PCBs) andlor polyshlorinated terphenyls (PCfs) andlor polybrominated

biphenyls (PBBs)

Waste tarry residues arising from refining. distillation and any pyrolytic freatment

Wastes from the production, formularion and use of inks. dyes, pigments, paints.

lacquers. varnish

Wastes from the producti on . fonnulation and use o f resins, late ... , plasticizers.

glues/adhesives

Waste chemicals arising from research and development or teaching activities which

are not idetified and/or are new and whose effects on man and/or environment are not

known

Wastes of an explosive nature n(M subject to other legislation

Wastes from the production, formulation and use of photographic chemicals and

processing materials

Wastes resulting from surface tre atment of metals and plastics

Residues from industrial waste disposal operations

Wastes havin g us constituents

Metal carbonyls

Beryllium. beryllium compounds

He ... avalen! chromium compounds

Copper compounds

Zinc compounds

Arsenic; arsenic compounds

Selenium; selenium compounds

Cadmium; coomium compounds

Anlimony; an timony compounds

Tellurium ; telluriu m compounds

cadmium: cadmium compounds

An timony; an timony compounds

Tellurium; tellurium compounds

Mercury; mercury compounds

Thallium; thallium compounds

Lead; lead compounds

Inorganic nuorine compou nds excluding calcium nuoride

Inorganic cyanides

Ac idic sol utions or acids in solid fonn

Basic solutions or bases in solid fonn

Asbestos (dust and fibres)

Organic phosphorous compounds

Organic cyanides

Phenols; phenol compounds inc luding chioropheools

Ethers

Haloginated organic solventS

Organic solvents excluding haloginated solvents

Any congenor of polychl orinated dibe nzo-furan

Any congenor of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin

Organohalogen compounds other than substances referred in this Pan

Other

Any products containing asbestos

Radioactive wastes and/or any wastes containing rad ionucleotides.

8 900

PART II

Toxic or 1~ lentially TOlLie C hemicals

1. 2· Dilmmwl!lilune

106-93-4

, . 2- Diclr!oroetlwne

107'()·2

2, 4 . S-T

93-76-5

107- 13-1

Acry lonitrile

116-6-3

Aldicarb

309-0-2

Aklri n

A ll Arsen ic compounds

All Cad miu m Com pounds

2-Aminob utane

13952-84-6

Am inocarb

203 1-59-9

6 1-82-5

Am inotriazole

6/ -82-5

Amitmfe

/0/ -5·3

Ani/azent'

86-88-4

A ntu

Aramite

19 12-24-9

Alraz inc

Azinphos-c lhyl

2642-7 1-9

A1;inphos-mc lhy l

86· 50-0

Awcyd olin

41 083- 11 -8

608-73-1

Benzene hexac hloride (He H)

485-314

Binapacry l

Blasticidin-S

2019-007 ; 12767-55-4

63333-35-7

Brome thalin

Calci um cyanide

529· 1·8

800 1-35-2

Camphechlor

Captufol

2425-6-1

Carbofuran

1563·66·2

75-1 S-O

Casbon Disul phide

Carbon tetrac hloride

56·23·5

Carbophenot hion

786- 19-6

57-74-9

Chlordane

143-50-0

Chl ordecon

Chlordimcfonn

6164·98· 3: hyd roc loride: 19750-95-9

Chlorfcnson

SO-33- 1

isomer ' 470-90-6(Z) isomer ' ] 8708-7(E)

Chlorfenvi nphos

' ] 8708-86-6

2493-4-9] -6

C hlonnephos

ChloTvphneilwne

369/-35·8

C hlon hi opoos

2] 923-23·9

Co umaphos

C rimidi ne

535-89-7

B 90 1

cvp

isomer ( 470- 90-6(Z)

isomer ( 18708-

7(E) 18708·86-6

66-81-9

Cyclohex imide

Cyhexlltin

13 12 1-70-5

8003-19-8

D-D

75-99-0.

127-20-8 No

DaiaprQn

Sal,

DDT

50-29-3

Delnay

78-34-2

682-80-4,

2587-90-8

Demep hion.O & S

298-3-3, 126-75-0

Demeton-O & S

Demeton-S-methyJ

919-86-8

17040- 19-6

Demeton -S-melhyl s ulphone

96- 12-8

Dibromochlo ropropane (DBep)

106-46-7

Dichlorobent ene

115-32-2

Dicofol

141-66-2

Dicrotophos

Dieldrin

60-57-1

56073-07-5

Difen acou m

2227- 17-0

Dienochlor

Difolatan

2425-6.- 1

11 5-26-4

Dimefox

88-85-7

Oinoseb

Dinoseb aceUl[e

28 13-95-8

1420-7- 1

DinOlerb

78-34-2

D ioxathion

298-4-4

Disulfoton

950-37-8

DMTP

88-85-7

DNBP

DNOC

534-52 - 1

2813-95-8

DNPBA

5707-69-7

DruOllOlon

x-

J ]5-29-7.

Endosulfan

eOOo .. 959-98-O.

b-endo.332\3-

65·9

145-73-3

Endothal

72-20-8

Endrin

2104-64-5

EPN

563-/2-2

£/hion

13 194-48-4

Ethoprop (U .5.)

13 194-48-4

E lhoprophos (Europe)

106-93-4

Ethyle ne D ibromidc

75·21·8

Elhylcne Oxide

298-4-4

Elhylthiodcmcton

90035-08-8

fl ocoumafen

22224-92·6.

F en/Jm;ph(ls

115-90-2

Fensul/Olhion

Auorocetarnidc

640· 19·7

Compounds & Derivatives

fl uoro3CClic acid

Fonf()S

944-22-9,66767-39·3

22259-30-9

Fonn~lI anale

Ftll'/hit/wr

65907-30-4

Furm hiocarb

HeN

;,8-89-9

76--44-8

Heptac hlor

HETP

107-49-3

118-74- 1

Hcx3chlorobenzene or he xach lorocyclobenzol

Hiooazi n

14-90-8

Hyd rocya nic acid

1689·83-4

lo)!;ynil

IPSP

5827-5-4

72-20-8

lsod nn

25311-11-[

lsofenphos

Lam bda Cyhalot hri n

Lead & ils compOLmds

21609-90-5

Lcptophos

58-89-9

Lindane or gamma HCH or gamma BHe

298-4-4

90-533

Malic hydrozide

Mazido),"

21609-90-5

MBCP

2595-54-2

Mecarbam

2487-0 1-6

Medi noterb acetate

Mcphosfolan

950 -1 0-7

Mercury & its co mpounds

8065-48-3. 298--03-3 demeton-

Mcrkaptophos (DemelOn)

0.1 26·75·0 demeton-S

298-0-0

Mcthaphos

950-37-8

Methidathion

Metholtychlor

724 3-5

Meth yl- rnerka pto-phostcolovy

916-86-8

Metil merkapto-phosoksid

30 1- 12-2

Metriltriazothion

see azinphos-melhyl

7786-34-7

Mevinphos

371 -86-8

MipafollO

6923-224

MOnocrotophos

Morfamquut

4636·H3-3

NiltOfen

1836-75-5

991424

Norbonnide

OrguM chfor;fI~ eompounds (ull) U:UPf Dieo/oI,

DDVP, T~lradifon .

2JIJ5-U-O

Oxumyi

4685- 14-7

Paraquat

56-38-2

Parathion

29S'()·0

Parathion- methyl

1299-88-3

Paris Green

81-86-5

PentaChlorophenol

62-384

Pheoylmercury acetate

60428-25·3

Pheoylmercury nimue

29S-2-2

Phornre

947-24

Phosrolan

1317 1-2 1-6

Phosphamidon

2215- IS-5

Prothoote

82--68-8

Quintozene

81-79-4

ROI~rI()fI~

151 -26-9

&h""'"

Sci11iroside (Red Squill)

507-60-8

Selenium compounds

Sodium cyanide

168 1494

Sodium nou ride

Sodium nuoracetale

Srroban

Strychnine

3689-24· 5

Sulphotcp

TOE

117-18-0

1tCfla:'''I~

Tdodr;n

TEPP

10149-3

1307 1-79·9

Terbufos

56·23· 5

Telrachlorornelhane

22248-79·9

Telrachlorvinphos

7446-18-6

Thallium sulphate

8 904

39 196-18-4

Thio(lIoo"

Thioros

56·38·2

Thirmu:i"

297-97-2

111ioxumyl

298-2..()

Time t

Triamiphos

103 1-47-6

Triazocion

2642· 7 1·9

Trichloronale

327·98'()

T richlorp/lllII

52-68-6

Vinyl Chl"ril/~

Yellow Phosphorous

B 90'

PART [[[

A . Toxic chemical s

( I)

O-Alk yl (CIO, incl. cycloalkyl) alkyl

(Me, Et. n-PT or '-Pr) -phosphonofl uoridalcs

e.g. Sarin: O-Isopropyl mcthylphosphonoflurodate

(10744·8)

Soman: O-Pinacolyl mclhyJphosphonoflurodate

(%-64-0)

(2)

O-Alkyl (CIO. incl . cydoalkyl) N .N-dialkyl

(Me F.t. n· p,. or i-PrJ phosphoramidocyanidates

e.g. Tabun: O-Ethyl N, N-d imelhyl

phosphoramidocyanidate

(77-8 1-6)

(3)

O-Alkyl (H or _ C 10. incl. cycloalkyl) S-2-dialkyl

(Me , EI , n· p,. Of i- PrJ -aminoethyl alkyl

(Me. Et. n-PT or i-PrJ poosphoOO(hiolales and

corresponding alkylated or protonatcd salls

e.g. YX : O-Ethyl S-2-diisopropylaminoethyl

(50782-69-9)

methyl phosphonothiolate

(4)

SLllfur mustards

2-Chloroethylchlorome thylsulfide

(2625-76-5)

Mustard gas: Bis(2-chloroethyl)Sulfide

(505-60-2)

Bis(2.chloreoelhylthio) methane

(6389- 13-6)

Sesquimustard: 1 ,2-Bis(2-chloroethylthio) ethane

(3563-36-8)

I .3- Bis(2-chloreolhylthio lon-propane

(63905-10-2)

1 ,4- B is(2-chloroelhylthio lon-butane

( 142868-93-7)

I .5- B is(2-ch[oreothylthio )-n-pentane

( 142868-94-8)

Bis(2 -ch loroethylthiomethy[ )ether

(639 [8-90-1)

0 -Mustard: Bis(2 -ch[oroethy[lhioethyl}ether

(63918-89-8)

(5)

Lewisiles

Lewisite I: 2-Ch[orovinyldich loroa~ine

(541-25-3)

Lewisite 2: Bis(2-ch[oroviny[)ch[oroarsine

(40334-69-8)

(40334-70- 1)

Lewisite 3: Tris(2-chlorovinyl) arsine

8 906

(6)

Nitrogen mustards

H N I: Bis(2-chl0r0cthyl)clhylamine

H N2: Bis(2-chlorOClhyl )mcth ylami ne

HNJ: Tri s(2.chloreOlhyl)arninc

SaX ilO)l.in

(7)

(8)

Ricin

B.

Precursors

(9)

Ark), (Me. EI. n-PT or i-Prj phosphonyldifluorides

e .g . OF: Methylphosphonyldifluoride

( 10)

O-Alkyl (H or _ C 10, incl . c),c loolkyl) )·2-dialky l

(Me. EI. n- PT or i· Pr)-8minocthyl III ky l

(Me . Et. n-Pr or i-PrJ phos phonites

and cOITCsponding a11:)'II1IOO or protonated salts

e.g. QL: O -Elhyl Q.2-diisopropylamineoc.hyl

II1cthylphosphonilc

(I I)

Chlorosarin: O-Isopropyl nlClhylphosphonoc hloridatc

(12)

ChloroSOfnan: O-Pinacolyl methyiphosphooochioridatc

A. Toxic chemicals

( I) Amiton: O.O-Diclhyl S-!2-(diethylamino) ethyl]

phosphorothiolate

:lIld corresponding alkyluted or pl'Olonatcd sailS

(2)

PF1B : l,13J.3·Pentafluoro-2-(trifluoromethyl)-

I· propene

(3)

BZ: 3-Quinuclidinyl benlilate (*)

Precursors

B,

Chemicals, ellC'ep( for Ihose lisled in Schedule I ,

(4)

containing a phosphorus atom 10 ..... hich is bonded

one mdhyl. elhyl or propyl (normal or iso) group

bul not funher carbon !llomS,

e.g. MCl hylphosphollyl dichloride

(676-97- 1)

Dimethyl methylphosphollatc

(756-79-6)

Exemptioll: Fonofos: O-Eth yl S-phellyl

clhy lphos phonoth iolmhionate

(944-22-9)

(5)

N.N-Dial!:yl (Me, Et, Il-Pr or i- Pr) phosphoramidic

dihalides

(6) Dialkyl (Me, Et, n-Pr or i-Pr) N.N-dial!:yl

{Me, Et , n-Pr or i-Pr)-phosphoramklatcs

Arsellie tric hloride

(7784-34-I)

(7)

(8) 2.2-Diphenyl-2-hydroxyacetic acid

(76-93-7)

(9) Qui nud idine-3-01

([619-34-7)

N.N-Dialkyl (Me, Et, n-Pr or i-Pr) aminoelhy l-

( 10)

2-chlorides and corresponding protonated salts

N.N-Dial!:yl (Me, EI, n-Pr or i-Prj aminoelhane-

(II)

2-015 and corresponding protonated salts

Exemptions: N.N -Dimethylaminoelhanol

(108-01-0)

and corresponding prOionated salts

N .N-Diethytami noethanol

(100-37-8)

and corresponding protonated salts

(12)

N .N-Dial!:yl (Me, Et, n-Pr or i-Pr) am inoethane-

2-lhiols and correspondillg protonated salts

Thiodiglycol: B is(2-hydroxycthyt}suffide

(13)

( 111 -48-8)

( 14)

(464-07-3)

Pinacolyl alcohol : 33-Dimethylbutane-2-o1

A . Toxic chemical s

(7544-5)

Phosgene: Carbonyl dichloride

( I)

(506-77-4)

(2)

Cyanogen chloride

(3 )

Hydrogen cyanide

(74-90-8)

(76-06-2)

(4)

Chloropicrin: Trichloronitromclhane

For the puf!XJ5t of these regulations and unless the context

otherwise requires -

"Chief Executive of the Water Services Corporation" means

the official delegated by virtue of the Water Services Corporation

Act, 1991, to be responsible for the control and management of

the Water Services Corporation and includes any other officer in

his Corporation who acts on his behalf for the purpose of the

regulations.

" Departmen t for Environment Pro tection" means the

Environment Protection Department unde r the guidance of the

Director for Environment Protecti on.

" Department for Waste Strategy Implementation" means the

Department for the waste management implementation strntegy

under the guidance of the Director for the Waste Management

Implementation Strategy as defined in these regulations

"Director for Env ironment Protection" means th e Director

for the Protection of the. Envi ronment being the vfficial as delegated

in tenns of paragraph (b) of section 3 of the Environment Protection

Act 199I.to be responsible for the protection ofttle environment,

and delegated for the control. direction and managemen t of the

Department for the Protection of the Environment and includes

any officer in his Department who acts on his behalf and for the

purposes of any regulations made under the said Act. The tenn

n

"Director responsi ble for the Environment or any similar tcnn

and the term "Official responsib le for the Protection of the

Environmcnf' in the said Act , shall be deemed to havc the same

meaning as Director in these regu lations

" Director for Waste Strategy Implementation" means the

official delegated to be responsible for the control. direction and

management of the Depart me nt for the Waste Stra tegy

Implementation . and incl udes any O(her officer in his Depanment

who acts on his behalf

"depositer" means any person whodcposits any rubble. waste

or hazardOllS waste using a vehicle to rranspon it toa waste deposi t

site

"domestic waste" means waste which is not hazardous waste

and which is collected from premises used exclusevely for human

habitation, in Malta.

"hazardous waste" means waste which is included in Schedule

A to these regu lations and any other type of waste whic h the

Director for Em'ironment Protection has reason to believe to be

hazardous

"rubble" means rubble originating in Malta and which is not

soil and includes such material as dust. lime-SlOne or other kinds

of stone. concrete. floor-tiles . ground Slone, sand, gravel and rubble

which results from excavations, ground preparation. demolition

of buildings, road works and other similar works

"vehicle" means any vehicle which is registered with the

Director for Waste Strategy Implementation which is self-propelled

or otherwise and which is used for the transponat ion of rubble,

waste or hazardous waste and includes a truck, tipper. waste

collecting vehicle. trailer. lorry . skip loader hopper barge or any

other sea cra ft used for the disposal of waste at sea but excludes

any vehicle licensed for domestic purposes which carries less than

one metric tonne of rubble. waste or hazardous waste

"waste" means all types of wastes originating in Malla which

are transported by the vehicle, but does not include hazardous

waste;

"waste desposit site" means any site on land or at sea which

is licensed by the Department for Environment Protection for the

deposit of rubble, waste or hazardous waste and which is included

from time to time in Schedule 8 to these regulations.

3, No person may deposit any rubble, waste or hazardous waste

in any site unless it is a waste deposit site.

Hadd rna jisla' jiddepozi[a radam, skart jew skurt perikolui

rxi silJi mhux sit ghar-rimi,

4 . Kull min ikollu sit ghar-rimi ta' skart, skan perikoluz jew Uben';'.r.I

radam irid ikollu licenzja ghal dan il.ghan mahruga mid-Direttur ghall- ; ~ oIl.'" ...... rimi ,

Harsien taO I-Ambjent,

Any person who is an owne r of a site wh ich is used for the

depos iting of rubble, wastes or hazardous wastes must be in possession

of a licence issued by the Director for Environment Protection for that

purpose.

S. The Director for En viron ment Protection, the Direc.:tor for

Waste Strategy Implementation and the Chi d ExecUlive of the Water

Services Corporation may at any time inspect any waste deposit site

and make any tests , take any samples or other evidence so as to ascertain

that the deposi t of rubble, waste or ha z.ardous waste is in no way

prejudicial to the environment or to the integri ty of the water resources;

Provided that any person who iseithcrthe owner or is responsible

for the site must provide access, assistance and the information requested

by the Directors and Chief E"ccutive mentioned in thcse regulations.

Id-Direttur ghall-Harsien ta ' I-Ambjent , id-Dircttur ghall- SPO::"jofti II' .iI

. ..... ,rim;

Implementazzjoni ta' Immanigjar ta' I-Iskan, u c-Chiel Executive tal·

Korporazzjoni ghas-Servizz ta' I-Jlma,jistghu null waqtjispezzjonaw

kull sit gha r. rimi u jeiaminaw, jiehdu kilmpjuni, jew kull prova ohm

biex jaccenaw Ii d-depozitu la' radam, skan jew skart perikolui rna

jkun qed jaghmel ebda hsara Jill.ambjent jew lir-riiorsi la' I· ilma

Jida kull min ikollu bhala (ieghu jew ikun responsabbJi ghal

sit ghar-rimi, irid jipprovdi access, ghajnuna u dik I-i nfonnazzjoni

rnitluba mid-Di renuri u c-Chiel Executh'e imsemmija rdawn ir-

regoJamenti,

--

Any person who deposits rubble, waste or hazardous waste

must register every veh icle with the Depanment for Waste SlflItegy

Implementation and renew the registration annually from the day when

the first registration was made unless the regislflItion has been previously

cancelled by the said Director.

The Director for Environment Protection and the Director for

Waste SlflItegy Implemenlation may . separately or jointly. follow ing

an application for registration, and at any time thereafter, inspect th e

veh icle so as to ascenain that it is fit and continues to be fit for the

purpose of canyi ng the rubble, waste and hazardous waste for which it

is registered .

Any person who deposits rubble in a pu blic waste deposit site

must pay the sum ofthiny five cents (35c) to the Director for Waste

Strategy Implemanlation forevery metric tonne ofruoble to be deposited.

Any person who deposits waste which is not hazardous waste

in a public waste deposit site must pay the sum ofthiny five cents (35c)

to the Direetor for Waste Strategy Implementutioo for evcry metric tonne

of such wa.~[e to be deposited;

Provided that if the actual wei ght of the rubble or waste to be

deposited ca nnot be established, the Director for Waste Management

Implementation may demand a fee of seventy cents (7Oc) for every

cubic metre as. estimated from the outer dimensions of the receptac le

wh ich contains rubble or waste which is not hazardous waste;

. Provided funher that any pel'.iOn who deposits rubble. waste

and haz.ardous waste in a wastedcposit site at sea as included in Schedule

B annex.ed to these regulations. must have in his possession a pennit in

writing to this effect from the Director for Environment Protection and

pay any additional fees wh ich will not be less that Lm 1 per metric tonne

or liS the Director may so require .

Provided further that the Director for Environment Protection

may refuse to permit the depos it of rubbl e, waste or hazardous waste in

a waste deposit si te if in his opinion this will result in unacceptable

da mage to the en vi ronment or is in con travention of international

obligat ions. Of for any orher reason the same Director deems appropriate.

Any person who deposits hazardous waste in a waste deposit

site must have in his possession . a permil in writ ing to this effecl from

the Director for the Protection of the Environment and wou ld be asked

to pay additional fees which will not be less that Lm l per melric tonne

according to the type, weight and or volume of the hazardous waste to

be di sposed of. or as otherwise determined by the Director for the

Protection of the Environment.

II. Any person who deposits waste which is transported by a

vehicle may be e)l.cmpted from payin g the fee referred to in regulation

8 and 9 of these regulations and after hav ing obtained the written

permission of the Director of Waste Strategy Implementation.

12, After the 31st October, 1997, no person may tran sport ru bble,

waste or hazardous waste by means of a vehicle which is not regi stered

with the Director for Waste Strategy implementation.

13, Thc owner of an y vehicle used to transport rubble. waste or

haza rd ous was te mus t pay the Director for Was te Stra tegy

Implementation a fee of ten Maltese liri (l m 10) to regis ter the vehicle

for that purpose and must pay the same amount every year th ereafte r to

renew the registration, unless the registration is deleted by the same

Director beforehand.

14 . TIle applicant for any number of vehicles to be registered in

his name must be in possession of a bank guarantee of live hundred

Maltese liri (Lm500) in favour of the Department of Waste Strategy

Implementation for each vehicle to be llcensed in his name prior to the

ac:ceptaoce of his regislTalion

ProvKied that when the registral ioo of any vehicle is tem linatcd

by the Director for Waste Strategy Implementation after the owner is

found guilty o f an offence under these regUlations or because of a breach

of any condition relating to the regislration, the bank guarantee on the

said vehicle or vehicles would revert in favour of the DirectorofWaste

Strategy Implementation

Provided that any person who is found gui lt y of any offence

under these regulations or. of a breach of any coodition under these

regulations. he m ust increase by ten percent ( 10%) the value of the

bank guanntcc referred 10 in regulation 14 o f these regu lations before

the new registration can be considered for acceptance by the Director

for Waste Slrategy Implementation;

Provided funher lhat before releasing any bank guarantee,

the D irec tor for Waste Strategy Implementation shall obtain clearance

in writ ing from the Director for Environment Protection aod the Chief

Execu tive of the Water Services Corporatio n;

Provided further that if there is a transfer of ow nersh ip of the

vehicle or vehicles the bank. guarantee must be transferred in the name

of the person acquiring the vehic le or vehicles.

Ebda persuna ma tisla' wara 1-31 ta' Ottubru 1997, tuia

vettura biex iggoIT radam, skart jew skan perikolui gliad-depoiitujekk

din rna tkunx registrala mad-Oirenur gliall-!mmaniggjar la' I-Iskart,

Kull sid la' vettura biex igorr radam. skanjew skan perikolui

gliad-depoiitu ghandu j liallas Iid-Direttur gliall-Implimentazzjoni la'

I-Immaniggjar la' 1-lskaTt id-dritt la' ghaxar liri maltin (LmW) bie)(

jirregistra I-vettura ghal dan il-ghan u f'kull sena sussegwenti biex

igedded ir-registrazzjoni tal-vettura, kemm-il darbadin rna tkunx thassret

mill-istess Direttur qabcl.

Ku ll applikant ghar-registrazzjoni ta' vettura jew vetturi ~nz.jjalwll<ar}o,

ghandu jipproduci garanzija bankarja favur id-Di part iment ghall-

Implimentazzjoni ta' Immaniggjar ta' I-Iskart ta' hames mitt lira Mahin

(Lm 5(0) ghal kull venura Ii tku n lieenzjata f'ismu qabcl titi aCeettata

r-registrazzjoni tieghu;

l i da meta r-regislrazzjoni ta' xi vettura ligi imhassra mid-

Direttur ghall-Implimentazzjoni ta' I-lmmaniggjar ta' I-bkart wara Ii

s-sid jinsab hati ta' xi reat taht dawn ir-regolamenti jew minhabba 1-

ksur ta' xi wahda mill-kundizzjonijiet tar-regislrazzjoni, il-garanzija

bankarja ta' dik il-vettura jew vetturi laqa' favur id-Direttur ghall-

Implimentazzjoni ta' I-Immaniggjar la' I-Iskart;

lida kull min jinstab hali ta' reat tahl dawn ir-regolamenti ,

jew la' xi ksur ta' kundizzjoni laht dawn ir-regolamenti, ghandu jiid

b'ghaxra fil -mija (10%) I-valur tal-garanzija bankarja msemmija fir-

regolament 14 ta' dawn ir-regolamenli qa~1 rna r-registrazzjoni ta' dik

il-vetturalvelluri terga' tigi kkunsidrata bie'l tigi aCCellata mid-Direttur

ghall-Implirnentazzjoni ta' I-Immaniggjar la' I-Iskart,

lida wkoll qabcl rna d-Direttur ghall-fmplemen!azzjoni la'l-

Immaniggjar ta' I-fskart majehles xi garanzija bankarja, huwa ghandu

jkollu s-setgha bil-miklub Ii jaghmel dan Ii tigi liIu moghtija mid-Direttur

ghall-Harsien ta' I-Ambjent u mic-Chief Executive lal-Korporazzjoni

tas-Servizzi ta' I-lima.

Ii:da wkoll meta I-vett urajew vetturijigu tra~feriti fuq pen;una

ohra jrid isir il-Irasferiment tal-garanzija bankarja fuq min jakkwista 1-

vettura jew vetturi,

The applicant for a waste deposit si te must be covered by an

insurance policy for environmental damages resulting from the deposit

of rubble, waste or hazardous waste and by whatever means. 1lIe sum

covered by the insurance policy must be decided by the Chief Exec uti ve

for the Water Services Corporation accord ing 10 the vulnerability of

the aquifer where the waste deposil si te is located. 1lIe sum covered by

the insurance policy however may not be less than two hundred and

fifty thousand Ma ltese liri (L m250,OOO).

Provided that If the aquifer is damaged and the damages exceed

the sum covered by the insurance policy the applicant is responsi ble for

the additional costS . Damages wou ld be estimated also on the loss of

production of water as well as on all remedial works to reverse the

damage.

The Director for waste Strategy Implementation must provide

the Qwner of any registered vehicle, according to and for the purpose of

these regu lations with means of identification far each particularvchicle.

These identifications must be portrayed at all limes on the same vehicle

to Ihe satisfaction of the same Director in order to permit the exclusive

entry o f the vehic le in any waste de()OSil sile.

The Director for Waste Strategy Implementation, and or the

Director for the Environment and or the Chief Execu tive of th e Water

Services Corporation as applicable, may make special arrangemenrs

for the collection of fees due to him. including the period of collection

of Ihe same fees. and the place where they arc to be paid.

The Director for Waste Strategy Implementation and or the

Director for Environmen t Protection where applicable may refuse to

pcrmi tthe deposit of rubble, waste and hazardous waste until the fees

due are paid after the expiry of a reasonable time limit which shall not

exceed sixty day s (60) from the day when the first request is made.

The fees presc ribed underthese regulations may be collected

according to the method laid down in the Code of Organisation and

Civil Procedure forthe collection of fees that are due to the Department

fo r Enviro n ment Protectio n and or Ihe Depa rtment for Waste

Management as applicable.

Any person who contaminates or in some way mixes rubble

with waste or hazardous waste shall be guilty of an offence under these

regulations.

2 1. These regulations shall apply in the sa me manner to all

GO\'em ment Departments. parastatal organisations. public corporations

and other similar emities.

Any person shall be guilty of an offence under these

regulations if

(a) he fails 10 comply with any provision of these regulations

or with any order lawfully given in term s of any provision of these

regulations; or

(b)

he contravenes any restrlcllon. prohibi tio n or

requirement imposed by or under these regulations. or

(c) he ac tS in contraven tion of any of the prov is ions of these

regulat ions; or

(d) he conspires or at templ~, or aids, or abets, any other

person by whatever means, including advertising, counselling or

procurement to contravene the provisions of these: regulations or

to fail to comply with any such provisions (i ncluding any order

law fully given in termsof any of the provision of thc:se regulations)

or to contravene any restriction, prohibition or requiremen t imposed

by or under the said regulations,

23, Any person who commits an offence against these regullitions

shall, on conviction, be liable

(a) on a fi rst conviction to a fine (mulla) of not less than

fi ve hundred Maltese liri but nOI exceeding one thousand Maltese

liri

(b) on a second or subsequent convictions , to a fine (mulla)

of not less than one thousand Maltese liri, but not exceeding two

Ihousand Maltese liri or to imprisonment for a tenn not exceeding

two years, or to both such fine and imprisonment

Provided that whenever any person is foun d guilty of

committing an offence under these regulations by means of a ve hicle.

the owner of the said vehicle, where applicable, is held liable in the

same manner and degree;

Provided further that the coun shall order any person who

has been found guilty of committing an offence against these regulations

to pay for Iheexpenses incurred by the Departments mentioned in these

regulations as a result of the said offence, the revocation of the permit

issued by th e Police and the confiscation of the corpu5 delicli.

(I) The provisions of section 23 and 30 (I) of the Criminal Appliobi!iIy

Code shal\.mulali5 mutandis. apply to proceedings. in respect of offeoccs ofCop.9.

against these regulations . so however that the disqualification from

holding or obtain a licence, pennit or authority shall io no case be for

less than one year.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 370 of the

Crimioal Code, proceedings for an offence against these regulations

shall be taken before the Coun of Magistrates (Malta) or the Coun of

Magistrates (Gozo). as the case may be. and shall be in accordance

wi th the provisions of the Criminal Code regulating the procedure before

the said courts as courts of criminal judicat ure.

(3) Notwithstllnding the provisions of the Cri minal Code ,

the Attorney General shal l always ha\'e a right of appeal to the Court of

Crimi nal Appeal frOID any judgemen t given by the Coun of Magistrates

(Malta) or the Coun of Magistrates (Oozo) in respect of proceedings

for any offence against lhese regu lations.