Technically competent management is a requirement of the Waste Management Licensing regime created under Part II of The Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 and The Pollution Prevention and Control (Industrial Emissions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 (in relation to ‘specified waste management activities’). This guidance is applicable under both regimes.
The Landfill Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 introduce a further test of operator competence relating to the provision of ‘adequate professional technical development and training’, but that test is outside the scope of this document.
Technical competence for operators of authorised waste facilities