Law Summary
Objectives
- Ensure Title III provisions of DENR Administrative Order 92-29 (Implementing Rules and Regulations of RA 6969) concerning hazardous waste generators, transporters, and treaters are developed and presented as useful references.
- Streamline procedures for hazardous waste generation and compliance with legal and technical requirements.
Scope and Coverage
- Revises DENR Administrative Order 2002-36 provisions on:
- Definition of Terms
- Classification of Hazardous Wastes
- Waste Generators
- Waste Transporters
- Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facilities
- Storage and Labeling
- Waste Transport Record
- Contingency Program
- Personnel Training
- Import of Recyclable Materials Containing Hazardous Substances and Export of Hazardous Wastes
- Prohibited Acts and Penalties
- Monitoring
- Schedule of Fees
- Incorporates the Revised Procedural Manual prescribing detailed hazardous waste management procedures.
Separability Clause
- If any rule or part thereof is declared unconstitutional or invalid, other provisions remain effective as if the invalid provisions were never included.
Repealing Clause
- Repeals, revises, or modifies inconsistent prior rules, regulations, or pertinent laws conflicting with this Order.
Amendments
- Allows the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to amend or modify these rules and the Revised Procedural Manual as needed.
Effectivity
- Takes effect 15 days after publication in a general circulation newspaper and upon receipt acknowledgment by the Office of the National Administrative Register.