In re the Allegations of Violations of Law & Rule by Inter County Refuse Service, Inc.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

COLEMAN, J.H., P.J.A.D.

The novel issue raised by this appeal is whether a transfer of all the stock in a public utility engaged in the solid waste collection business, without prior approval of the Board of Public Utilities (BPU), is violative of the Solid Waste Control Act, N.J.S.A. 48:13A-1 et seq. and implementing regulations. The BPU concluded that the stock transfer was void. The BPU *261revoked Inter County’s certificate of public convenience and necessity to provide collection service in the solid waste industry and prohibited its president Louis…