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These Regulations, made under sections 53(2) and 107 of the National Environment Act, apply: (a) to all categories of hazardous and non-hazardous waste; (b) to the storage and disposal of hazardous waste and their movement into and out of Uganda; and (c) to all waste disposal facilities, land fills, sanitary fills and incinerators. The Regulations provide rules for the handling and disposal of such waste and provide the National Environment Management Authority with the necessary powers for the control of waste management in Uganda and any movement of (hazardous) waste into, from or through Uganda, from to or through any area under the jurisdiction of any other state. A person intending to export waste from Uganda or to import waste into Uganda shall complete a movement document in Form VII set out in the First Schedule. The Regulations also provide with respect to, among other things: cleaner production methods; a licence for transportation of or storage of waste; powers of environmental inspector; packaging and labelling of waste; operation of a waste treatment plant or disposal site; environmental impact assessment; and notification procedures and prior informed consent.
Implements: National Environment Statute, 1995 (Statute No. 4 of 1995). (1995-05-17)
