Section 17
Contents of regulations made to give effect to Basel Convention
of Hazardous Waste (Control of Export, Import and Transit) Act
(1)
Any regulations made under section 16 to give effect to the Basel
Convention may —
(a)
specify the kinds of import proposals, export proposals and transit proposals that are within the scope of the Basel Convention;
(b)
provide for the application to the Director for import permits and the granting of import permits by the Director authorising the import of hazardous and other waste, where the permit relates to an import proposal within the scope of the Basel Convention;
(c)
provide for the application to the Director for export permits and the granting of export permits by the Director authorising the export of hazardous or other waste, where the permit relates to an export proposal within the scope of the Basel Convention; and
(d)
provide for the application to the Director for transit permits and the granting of transit permits by the Director authorising the carrying out of transit proposals within the scope of the Basel
Convention.
(2)
Such regulations may provide for —
(a)
conditions of the Basel permits, including the giving of guarantees and security deposits, and for securing compliance with such conditions; and
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(b)
the revocation, surrender and variation of Basel permits.
(3)
This section does not, by implication, limit sections 16 and 47.