The burial of a dead domestic pet in the garden of a domestic property where the pet lived - paragraph 37 exemption

A paragraph 37 exemption allows the burial of a dead domestic pet in the garden of the domestic property where the pet lived.

Waste stream(s) permitted

Dead domestic pet

Location

The garden of the domestic property where the pet lived.

Additional conditions

The burial of a dead domestic pet is not allowed if it may prove hazardous to anyone who may come into contact with it.

The burial is not allowed to be carried out by an establishment or undertaking.

What the legislation says

The full wording of the paragraph 37 exemption can be found in Schedule 2 of the Waste Management Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003. 

Relevant Objectives in relation to the disposal or recovery of waste are given in paragraph 4 of Schedule 3 to the Regulations.

Paragraph 37 is NOT required to be registered in accordance with the Waste Management Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 (as amended)

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