Hazardous Waste (Control of Export, Import and Transit) Act 1997 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Import, Export and Transit Permits
18. Contents of regulations made to give effect to Basel Convention
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Any regulations made under section 17 to give effect to the Basel Convention may —
Basel Convention
“Basel Convention” means the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal and any amendment or protocol to the Convention that has come into force and has been accepted by the Government, a copy of the English text of which is set out in the Schedule;
specify the kinds of import proposals, export proposals and transit proposals that are within the scope of the Basel Convention;
provide for the application to the Director‑General for import permits and the granting of import permits by the Director‑General authorising the import of hazardous and other waste, where the permit relates to an import proposal within the scope of the Basel Convention;
provide for the application to the Director‑General for export permits and the granting of export permits by the Director‑General authorising the export of hazardous or other waste, where the permit relates to an export proposal within the scope of the Basel Convention; and
provide for the application to the Director‑General for transit permits and the granting of transit permits by the Director‑General authorising the carrying out of transit proposals within the scope of the Basel Convention.
Such regulations may provide for —
conditions of the Basel permits, including the giving of guarantees and security deposits, and for securing compliance with such conditions; and
the revocation, surrender and variation of Basel permits.
This section does not, by implication, limit sections 17 and 48.