T3 & T7 Waste Exemption Registration Form

Local Authority Pollution Prevention Control

Pollution Prevention and Control Act, 1999

Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016, SI 2016/1154 (as amended)

When to use this form

The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 (EP Regulations) stipulate that most activities to manage waste should have an environmental permit. However, there are some exceptions. These are called exemptions. Exemptions are waste operations that do not need a permit, but do need to be registered.

Your should use this form to register either:

• A ‘T3’ exemption (an activity for the treatment of waste metals and alloys for the purposes of removing grease, oil or any other non-metallic contaminant by heating it in an appliance or appliances with a net rated thermal input of less than 0.2 megawatts); or
• A ‘T7’ exemption (an activity for the treatment of waste bricks, ceramic tiles and concrete by crushing, grinding or reducing it in size, but not including any treatment covered by a permitted activity as described in Schedule 1, Section 3.5, Part B, paragraph (c) of the EP Regulations).

Please Note: Where an exempt waste activity is a directly associated activity of an activity which has (or should have) a ‘Part B’ environmental permit under the EP Regulations in relation to emissions to air, the waste activity must be incorporated into the existing environmental permit. Where Mobile Crusher already permitted under the Environmental Permitting Regulations is used it will not normally be necessary to register a separate waste exemption.

If you need help and advice

We have made the form as straightforward as possible, but please get in touch with us at the local authority address given above, by phone on 01843 577422, or e-mail to environmental.health@thanet.gov.uk if you need any advice on how to set out the information we need.

Privacy Statement

The information provided in T3 and T7 Exemption Form will be used solely by the Council for the purposes of fulfilling its duty under the Environmental Permitting regime. We will use this data to determine whether an exemption under the Environmental Permitting Regulations will apply and it will be made available on the public register. We will ensure that all the information you provide is stored securely and in accordance with data protection law. You can read further information on how we use your data here: https://www.thanet.gov.uk/privacy-statement/.

Introduction Application to Register a Waste Exemption

Where the operation takes place

This is the place where the exempted operation(s) will be carried out. You should enter a postal address including the postcode. If you do not have this, you must provide an accurate grid reference. If you want to register more than one location for these exemptions, please attach a separate sheet listing the same information for each extra location. If you want to register different exemptions at more than one place, please make a separate application.

If you are registering waste exemptions, this means in particular that you must operate without:

1. causing a risk to air, soil, plants or animals;
2. causing a nuisance through noise and odours; and
3. negatively affecting the countryside or places of special interest.

You may need to have extra controls over and above the one shown in the exemptions to make sure this happens. If the site where you plan to carry out the operation is undeveloped, you should make sure that it will not affect any protected sites such as European Sites or Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI’s) or any protected species. It is less likely if your operation is based on, for example, an existing industrial site. However, you should still make some assessment. More information on protected sites and species is available on the Natural England website at www.naturalengland.org.uk

The information you give will be used by the Local Authority to process your application. It will be placed on the relevant public register and used to monitor compliance with the permit conditions. We may also use and or disclose any of the information you give us in order to:

• consult with the public, public bodies and other organisations,
• carry out statistical analysis, research and development on environmental issues,
• provide public register information to enquirers,
• make sure you keep to the conditions of your permit and deal with any matters relating to your permit
• investigate possible breaches of environmental law and take any resulting action,
• prevent breaches of environmental law,
• offer you documents or services relating to environmental matters,
• respond to requests for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (if the Data Protection Act allows)
• assess customer service satisfaction and improve our service. We may pass on the information to agents/ representatives who we ask to do any of these things on our behalf.

Do not write anything about this information on the form. Please provide full details on separate sheets, plus provide a copy of the application form to the Secretary of State/Welsh Ministers for a Direction on the issue of National Security.

Your contact for the application must tick the declaration section. This must be the operator or their agent. It is an offence under Regulation 38 of the EP Regulations to:

• make a false statement which you know to be false or misleading in a material particular,
• recklessly make a statement which is false or misleading in a material particular.

If you make a false statement

• we may prosecute you, and
• if you are convicted, you are liable to a fine or imprisonment (or both)