The Major Accident Off-Site Emergency Plan (Management of Waste from Extractive Industries) (England and Wales) Regulations 2009
These Regulations transpose Directive 2006/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the management of waste from extractive industries and amending Directive 2004/35/EC (OJ L102, 14.04.2006, p15) (“the Mining Waste Directive”) in respect of the requirements in Article 6 of the Mining Waste Directive concerning the preparation of an off-site (external) emergency plan, which must specify the measures to be taken off-site in the event of an accident. Article 6 applies only to waste facilities that are classified as Category A. Waste facilities are defined in Article 3(15) of the Mining Waste Directive as areas designated for the accumulation or deposit of extractive waste (extractive waste is waste resulting from prospecting, extraction, treatment and storage of minerals and the working of quarries) and these are referred to as mining waste facilities in these Regulations. Mining waste facilities are classified as Category A under the Mining Waste Directive if they contain hazardous waste or dangerous substances, or where failure or incorrect operation of the facility could give rise to a major accident.