The Waste (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019

The Waste Batteries and Accumulators Regulations 2009 U.K.

6.—(1) The Waste Batteries and Accumulators Regulations 2009 M1 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2—

(a) in paragraph (1)—

(i) for the definition of “best available techniques” substitute—

“best available techniques” has the meaning given in Article 2(2), as read with Article 2(3), of Decision 2012/134/EU establishing the best available techniques (BAT) conclusions under Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on industrial emissions for the manufacture of glass M2 ;”;

(ii) in the definitions of “disposal” and “waste battery”, as those definitions extend to England and Wales and Scotland, for the words from “Directive 2008/98/EC M3 ” to the end substitute “ the Waste Framework Directive ”;

(iii) in the definition of “disposal”, as it extends to Northern Ireland, for the words from “Annex IIA” to the end substitute “ Annex 1 to the Waste Framework Directive ”;

(iv) in the definition of “waste battery”, as it extends to Northern Ireland, for “Article 1(1)(a) of Directive 2006/12/EC” substitute “ Article 3(1) of the Waste Framework Directive ”;

(b) after paragraph (1) insert—

“(1A) In paragraph (1), “the Waste Framework Directive” means Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste, as last amended by Council Regulation (EU) 2017/997/EU.”.

(3) In regulation 56—

(a) in paragraph (3), for “Council Directive 1999/31/EC on the landfill of waste M4 ” substitute “ the Landfill Directive ”;

(b) after paragraph (3) insert—

“(4) In paragraph (3), “the Landfill Directive” means Council Directive 1999/31/EC on the landfill of waste, as last amended by Council Directive 2011/97/EU M5 .”.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 6 in force at 28.2.2019, see reg. 1(2)(a)

Marginal Citations

M1 S.I. 2009/890; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2011/988,

1043, 2013/3134 and 2015/1360 and S.S.I. 2011/226.

M2 OJ No L 70, 8.3.2012, p 1.

M3 OJ No L 312, 22.11.08, p.3.

M4 OJ No L 182, 16.7.1999, p 1.

M5 OJ No L 328, 10.12.2011, p 49.