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L.N. 382 of 2009

ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT

(CAP. 435)

Deposit of Waste and Rubble (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations,

BY virtue of the powers conferred by articles 9 and 10 of the

Environment Protection Act, the Minister for Resources and Rural

Affairs has made the following regulations:-

(1) The title of these regulations is the Deposit of Waste

and Rubble (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations, 2009 and they shall

be read and construed as one with the Deposit of Waste and Rubble

(Fees) Regulation, 1997, hereinafter referred to as “the principal

regulations”.

(2) These regulations shall come into force as follows

(a) for waste deposited at public waste deposit sites by

or on behalf of Local Councils, they shall be deemed to have

come into force on the 1st October, 2009; and

(b) for waste deposited at public waste deposit sites

by or on behalf of other entities, on such date as the Minister

responsible for waste management implementation may by

notice in the Gazette appoint and different dates may be so

appointed for different provisions and different purposes of

these regulations.

In regulation 2 of the principal regulations, for the

definition “Department for Waste Strategy Implementation” there

shall be substituted the following

“ “Department for Waste Strategy Implementation

means the government entity entrusted with the responsibility

for waste management strategy implementation;”.

For regulation 8 of the principal regulation, there shall be

substituted the following

“8. Any person who deposits rubble in a public waste

deposit site shall pay the sum of €4.66 excluding Value

Added Tax to the government entity entrusted with the

responsibility for waste management strategy implementation

for every metric tonne of rubble to be deposited. This rate

may be adjusted periodically to reflect changes to the Retail

Provided that the deposit of domestic rubble in the

public waste deposit sites indicated in points 7 to 11 in

Schedule B by the householder generating that waste, is

exempt from payment of this fee.”.

In regulation 9 of the principal regulations, for the

words “Any person who deposits” to the words “of such waste

to be deposited;” and for the first proviso thereto, there shall be

substituted the following

“9. Any person who deposits waste which is not

hazardous waste in a public waste deposit site must pay

the fee indicated in Schedule C to the government entity

responsible for waste management strategy implementation

for every metric tonne of such waste to be deposited

Provided that if the actual weight of the rubble or waste

to be deposited cannot be established, the government entity

entrusted with the responsibility for waste management

strategy implementation may demand the same rate indicated

in Schedule C but calculated against a density of 2 metric

tonnes per cubic metre for every cubic metre as estimated

from the outer dimensions of the receptacle which contains

rubble or waste which is not hazardous waste

Provided that the deposit of domestic waste in the public

waste deposit sites indicated in points 7 to 11 in Schedule

B by the householder generating that waste, is exempt from

payment of this fee.”.

Regulation 10 of the principal regulations shall be

substituted as follows

“10. Any person who deposits hazardous waste in a

waste deposit site shall have in his possession, a permit in

writing to this effect from the Director for the Protection of

the Environment

Provided that if the hazardous waste or other waste is

deposited in a public facility, the person who deposits the

hazardous waste or other waste shall pay a fee as may be

directed from time to time by the government entity entrusted

with the responsibility for waste management strategy

implementation, for every metric tonne of such waste to be

deposited. These rates may be adjusted periodically to reflect

changes to the Retail Price Index.

Provided that the deposit of domestic hazardous waste

in the public waste deposit sites indicated in points 7 to 11

in Schedule B by the householder generating that waste, is

exempt from payment of this fee.”.

Regulation 14 of the principal regulations shall be Deletes regulation

deleted.

For Schedule B to the principal regulations there shall be Substitutes Schedule

substituted the following

“Schedule B

Waste Deposit Sites

Public Waste Deposit Sites On Land

1. Għallis non-hazardous waste engineered landfill, Ghallis, L/O Naxxar.

2. Materials Recovery Facility - Sant’Antnin Waste Treatment Plant,

Marsascala.

3. Mechanical Biological Treatment Plant – Sant’ Antnin Waste Treatment

Plant, Marsascala.

4. Temporary Sorting and Storage Facility, Xatt il-Mollijiet, Marsa.

5. Temporary Waste Transfer Station - Tal-Qortin, Xaghra, Għawdex.

6. Thermal Treatment Facility, Triq il-Biċċerija, Marsa.

7. Civic Amenity Site, Ramla Road, Magħtab.

Civic Amenity Site, Triq it-Territorjal, Mrieħel.

Civic Amenity Site, Triq B’Buġia, Hal Far.

Civic Amenity Site, Luqa.

Civic Amenity Site, Tal-Kus, L/O Xewkija, Għawdex.

Għallis hazardous waste engineered landfill, Għallis, L/O Naxxar.

Għallis hazardous waste storage and treatment facility, Għallis, L/O

Naxxar.

Private facilities contracted to provide public services in waste

management.”.

8. For Schedule C to the principal regulations there shall be

Substitutes Schedule

C to the principal

substituted the following

regulations.

B

“SCHEDULE C

Fees due for the deposit of waste in public waste management facilities

Non-hazardous waste

€

Per tonne

Mixed waste deposited for landfilling

A

in any public facility and/or private facilities

contracted to provide such public service,

which in either case is/are intended to

provide services of this nature.

Wa s t e d e p o s i t e d f o r b i o l o g i c a l

B

treatment or similar technology at any

public facility and/or private facilities

contracted to provide such public service,

which in either case is/are intended to

provide services of this nature

Dry Waste separated at source,

C

suitable for recycling/recovery deposited at

any public faciltiy and/or private facilities

contracted to provide such public service,

which in either case is/are intended to

provide services of this nature. *

0.50

At source segregated bulky (Dry)

D

waste for recycling deposited at any public

facility and/or private facilities contracted to

provide such public service, which in either

case is/are intended to provide services of

this nature on behalf of Local Councils

0.50

B

* Should waste declared as being at source segregated be found to be mixed

with other waste e.g. organic waste, the applicable rate shall be the standard landfill

rate indicated in Row A together with charges for transportation of the waste to the

landfill.

Provided further that waste deposited/delivered after normal landfill operating

hours as determined by the operator shall be charged an additional fee of two euro

(€2) per metric tonne or as the government entity entrusted with the responsibility

for waste management strategy implementation may so require to allow for the cost

of double handling.

The above rates are exclusive of VAT and may be adjusted periodically to

reflect changes to the Retail Price Index.

These rates are not applicable to waste directed for treatment at the Thermal

Treatment Facility, treatment at the Hazardous Waste Storage and Treatment Facility

or disposal at the Hazardous Waste Engineered Landfill.”.

€0.56