The Waste and Emissions Trading Act 2003 (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2013
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2013/141 |
may be cited as the Waste and Emissions Trading Act 2003 (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2013; andcome into force on 31st March 2013.(2) Regulations 4 to 6 extend to England and Wales only.(3) Any amendment, repeal or revocation made by these Regulations has the same extent as the enactment to which it relates.In these Regulations— (1) Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Waste and Emissions Trading Act 2003 is amended as follows.(2) In the italic heading before section 4, after “Landfill allowances scheme” insert “ (Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) ” .(3) In section 4(1) (4) In section 24(1) (definition of allocating authority) omit paragraph (a) .the weight in tonnes of local authority collected municipal waste;the weight in tonnes of local authority collected municipal waste sent to landfills by the authority or under arrangements made by the authority; andby the authority;by any waste collection authority within the area of the authority; orunder arrangements made by the authority.the total weight in tonnes of waste sent to each landfill or waste facility;the standard description of, and the appropriate code in the List of Waste (England) Regulations 2005 (3) All weights mentioned in paragraphs (1) and (2) must be rounded up to the nearest tonne.(4) A waste disposal authority must submit to the Environment Agency a return containing the information in paragraphs (1) and (2) for each three month period ending on 31st March, 30th June, 30th September and 31st December within three months of the end of that period.(5) The return must be submitted by the waste disposal authority to the Environment Agency through the website provided by the Secretary of State for the submission of data on waste from waste collection authorities and waste disposal authorities.(6) The records under paragraph (1) must be kept for a period of two years beginning with the day on which the return is submitted to the Environment Agency in accordance with paragraphs (4) and (5) .produce for inspection or for removal for inspection elsewhere, records it is required to keep under paragraph (1) ,supply the Agency with information about, or evidence as to, matters connected with the sending of biodegradable local authority collected municipal waste to landfills,records produced under paragraph (7) (a) ;information or evidence supplied under paragraph (7) (b) .(9) A waste disposal authority that fails to comply with a requirement imposed on it by this regulation is liable to a penalty of £1,000 in relation to each requirement.“disposal” has the same meaning as in Directive 2008/98/EC on waste ;“local authority collected municipal waste” has the meaning given in section 21(4) of the Waste and Emissions Trading Act 2003;“monitored year” means a year beginning with 1st April in any of 2013 to 2019;“recovery” has the same meaning as in F12Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste;“waste” has the meaning given in section 37 of the Waste and Emissions Trading Act 2003;“waste collection authority” has the same meaning as in Part 2 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 ; and“waste facility” means a facility for the disposal or recovery of waste other than a landfill.the penalty, and any interest on it, is to be paid to the Secretary of State;extend the time for paying the whole or part of the penalty or
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