The Hazardous Waste (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2018
| Jurisdiction | Wales |
| Citation | SI 2018/721 (W140) |
| Year | 2018 |
2018 No. 721 (W. 140)
Environmental Protection, Wales
Waste, Wales
The Hazardous Waste (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2018
Made 11th June 2018
Laid before the National Assembly for Wales 14th June 2018
Coming into force 5th July 2018
The Welsh Ministers are designated1for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19722in relation to—
(a) measures relating to the prevention, reduction and elimination of pollution caused by waste and the management of packaging and packaging waste3;
(b) the prevention, reduction and management of waste4.
The Welsh Ministers make these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972.
Title, commencement and application
1.—(1) The title of these Regulations is the Hazardous Waste (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2018.
(2) These Regulations come into force on 5 July 2018.
(3) These Regulations apply in relation to Wales.
Amendment of the Environmental Protection Act 1990
2. In section 62A(2)(b) of the Environmental Protection Act 19905(lists of waste displaying hazardous properties), after “ Directive 2008/98/EC”, insert “, as last amended by Council Regulation (EU) 2017/997”.
Amendment of the Hazardous Waste (Wales) Regulations 2005
3. For regulation 2(1)(a) of the Hazardous Waste (Wales) Regulations 20056(the Waste Directive and the meaning of Waste), substitute—
“(a)
“(a) “the Waste Directive” (“y Gyfarwyddeb Wastraff”) means Directive 2008/98/ECof the European Parliament and of the Council on waste and repealing certain Directives, as last amended by Council Regulation (EU) 2017/997;”.
Amendment of the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 2007
4. In regulation 2(1) of the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 20077(interpretation and notices), in the definition of “the Waste Directive”, at the end, before the semi-colon, insert “, as last amended by Council Regulation (EU) 2017/997”.
Amendment of the Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011
5. In regulation 3(1) of the Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 20118(interpretation), in the definition of “the Waste Framework Directive”, at the end, before the semi-colon, insert “, as last amended by Council Regulation (EU) 2017/997”.
Amendment of the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016
6. In regulation 3 of the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 20169(interpretation: Directives), in the definition of “the Waste Framework Directive”, at the end, before the semi-colon, insert “, as last amended by Council Regulation (EU) 2017/997”.
Revocations
7. The following regulations are revoked—
(a) regulation 3(2) of the Hazardous Waste (Miscellaneous Amendments)...
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