Environment (Used Cooking Oil) Regulations 2013

Environment ENVIRONMENT (USED COOKING OIL) REGULATIONS 2013 © Government of Gibraltar (www.gibraltarlaws.gov.gi) 2005-27 Subsidiary 2013/135 Subsidiary Legislation made under s. 18. ENVIRONMENT (USED COOKING OIL) REGULATIONS 2013 (LN. 2013/135) Commencement 26.9.2013 Amending enactments Relevant current provisions Commencement date In exercise of the powers conferred upon it by section 18 of the Environment Act 2005, the Government has made the following Regulations– Title and commencement. 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Environment (Used Cooking Oil) Regulations 2013 and come into operation on the day of publication. Interpretation. 2. In these Regulations– “authorised officer” means an officer of the Environmental Agency; “food” includes drink, articles and substances of no nutritional value which are used for human consumption, chewing gum and other products of a like nature and use, and articles and substances used as ingredients in the preparation of food, but does not include animals, birds or fish that are alive and which are not used for human consumption while they are alive, fodder or feeding stuffs for animals, birds or fish, or articles or substances used only as drugs; “food business” means any undertaking (including a public body), involved in the handling or preparation of food, whether for profit or not, out of a restaurant or other commercial kitchen (including a Environment ENVIRONMENT (USED COOKING OIL) REGULATIONS 2013 © Government of Gibraltar (www.gibraltarlaws.gov.gi) 2005-27 Subsidiary 2013/135 mobile commercial kitchen), canteen, club, school, hospital or other institution; “transferor and transferee” mean, respectively, in relation to a transfer of used cooking oil the person who submits a transfer note and the person who receives it; “transfer note” means the written description of the used cooking oil that is transferred and that conforms with the format specified in the Schedule; “used cooking oil” means all edible vegetable oils and animal fats which are no longer viable in the preparation or production of food. Disposal of used cooking oil. 3.(1) Every person operating a food business must ensure that no used cooking oil from that food business is discharged into an internal or external drain or into a sewer. (2) Every person operating a food business who is in possession of used cooking oil for disposal must ensure that the disposal is made to a person registered or licensed under PART VA of the Public Health Act and accompanied by a transfer note. Storage of cooking oil. 4. Every person operating a food business must ensure that used cooking oil is stored in containers which are safe, clean, leak-proof and capable of safe transfer to another location. Transfer notes. 5.(1) Every transferor and transferee must complete a transfer note at the time of transfer of used cooking oil. (2) A transfer note must conform to the format specified in the Schedule. Records. 6.(1) Every person operating a food business must keep– (a) complete records of the purchase of cooking oil; and (b) all transfer notes in relation to the transfer of used cooking oil, for a minimum of four years from the date of purchase or transfer. Environment ENVIRONMENT (USED COOKING OIL) REGULATIONS 2013 © Government of Gibraltar (www.gibraltarlaws.gov.gi) 2005-27 Subsidiary 2013/135 (2) All records and transfer notes must be readily available for inspection by an authorised officer. Obstruction. 7. A person must not wilfully obstruct an authorised officer who is acting to enforce these Regulations. Offences. 8. A person who contravenes Regulation 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale. SCHEDULE Transfer Note Section A (Please write as clearly as possible) A2 Quantity of used cooking oil in litres A1 How is the used cooking oil contained? □ Drum □ Other (please specify) Section B – Current holder of the used cooking oil - Transferor B1 Company name, address and telephone number Section C – Person collecting the used cooking oil - Transferee C1 Full name □ Check here if you are a the holder of a waste licence Licence No. Company name, address and telephone number and address □ Check here if you are a registered waste carrier Registration No. Environment ENVIRONMENT (USED COOKING OIL) REGULATIONS 2013 © Government of Gibraltar (www.gibraltarlaws.gov.gi) 2005-27 Subsidiary 2013/135 Section D – The transfer D1 Address of transfer or collection point Date of transfer: Transferee’s signature: Transferor’s signature: Name: Name: Representing: Representing: