Specified requirements under section 5 of the Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989
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(1) Where a person is required to produce an authority for transporting controlled waste under section 5(2)(a) (power to require production of authority, stop and search etc ) of the Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989— (a) a copy of that person’s certificate of registration as a carrier of controlled waste made in accordance with regulation 29(6A) and (6B) is authority for these purposes ; and (b) where the authority cannot be produced forthwith when required to do so, the authority must be produced at, or sent to, the relevant office no later than 5 working days from when required. (2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b)— (a) “relevant office” means an office of the appropriate body as may be specified by the authorised officer of a regulation authority or constable at the time the requirement is made; (b) “working day” means any day except a Saturday or Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday or a bank holiday under section 1 of the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 . (3) For the purposes of paragraph (2)— (a) “authorised officer” has the meaning given in section 9(1B) of the Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989 ; (b) “regulation authority” has the meaning given in section 9(1) of that Act, as read with section 9(1A) and (1AA) .