As reported in an earlier article (Waste Carrier, Broker and Dealer registration renewals due after 25 March 2018), the Environment Agency has identified an issue in relation to their current online registration system, which does not allow customers who have registered since March 2015 to renew online.
The Environment Agency has been working to upgrade their system so customers can renew online, but it will not, now, be ready until June 2018.
Accordingly, the Environment Agency has reviewed and re-issued a Regulatory Position Statement (RPS 208), so that Waste Carrier, Brokers and Dealers can operate lawfully in the interim period.
If you need to renew after 25 March 2018 and until June 2018, the Environment Agency will:
- tell you what you need to do if the extension applies to you when they send you your renewals reminder
- extend your current registration by 3 months at no extra cost – you will not need to renew until the upgraded online registration system is ready
- extend the registrations of affected customers in stages until the upgraded online registration system is ready
- put a notice on the renewals page of the online registration system telling those affected about the automatic extension
- make sure your business is still registered and visible on the public register during the extension period
Enforcement
The Environment Agency will not take enforcement action against you if you do not register during the 3 month extension period.
They will take enforcement action against you if you do not register after the 3 month extension period.
Time Expiry of RPS
RPS 208 is time-limited to a further review on an unspecified date in June 2018, when it will either be withdrawn due to the resolution of the on-line registration issue or extended at that time for a further period.
A copy of the Environment Agency’s revised Regulatory Position Statement 208 is freely available here
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