The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2009

Citation, commencement and extent E+W

1.—(1) These Regulations—

(a) may be cited as the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2009;

(b) come into force on 6th April 2010; and

(c) extend to England and Wales only.

(2) For the purposes of this regulation—

(a) England and Wales includes the sea adjacent to England and Wales out as far as the seaward boundary of the territorial sea; and

(b) the sea adjacent to Wales has the same meaning as in section 158 of the Government of Wales Act 2006 M1 .

Marginal Citations

M1 2006 c.32. The boundary between the sea adjacent to Wales and that adjacent to England is described by article 6 and Schedule 3 of the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672). By virtue of section 162 of and paragraph 26 of Schedule 11 to the 2006 Act, S.I. 1999/672 continues to have effect.

Amendment of the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2007 E+W

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Textual Amendments

F1 Regulations revoked (except regs. 1, 13-15) (6.4.2010 immediately after S.I. 2009/3381 comes into force) by The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/675), reg. 1(1)(b), Sch. 27 (with regs. 1(2), 108(2)-(4))

Amendment of regulation 2 (interpretation: general) E+W

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Textual Amendments

F1 Regulations revoked (except regs. 1, 13-15) (6.4.2010 immediately after S.I. 2009/3381 comes into force) by The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/675), reg. 1(1)(b), Sch. 27 (with regs. 1(2), 108(2)-(4))

Substitution of regulation 5 (interpretation: exempt waste operation) E+W

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Textual Amendments

F1 Regulations revoked (except regs. 1, 13-15) (6.4.2010 immediately after S.I. 2009/3381 comes into force) by The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/675), reg. 1(1)(b), Sch. 27 (with regs. 1(2), 108(2)-(4))

Amendment of regulation 22 (revocation of an environmental permit: general) E+W

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Textual Amendments

F1 Regulations revoked (except regs. 1, 13-15) (6.4.2010 immediately after S.I. 2009/3381 comes into force) by The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/675), reg. 1(1)(b), Sch. 27 (with regs. 1(2), 108(2)-(4))

Amendment of regulation 38 (offences) E+W

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Textual Amendments

F1 Regulations revoked (except regs. 1, 13-15) (6.4.2010 immediately after S.I. 2009/3381 comes into force) by The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/675), reg. 1(1)(b), Sch. 27 (with regs. 1(2), 108(2)-(4))

Substitution of regulation 68 (further provision in relation to waste) E+W

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Textual Amendments

F1 Regulations revoked (except regs. 1, 13-15) (6.4.2010 immediately after S.I. 2009/3381 comes into force) by The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/675), reg. 1(1)(b), Sch. 27 (with regs. 1(2), 108(2)-(4))

Insertion of regulation 71B (transitional provision: exempt waste operations) E+W

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Textual Amendments

F1 Regulations revoked (except regs. 1, 13-15) (6.4.2010 immediately after S.I. 2009/3381 comes into force) by The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/675), reg. 1(1)(b), Sch. 27 (with regs. 1(2), 108(2)-(4))

Amendment of Schedule 1 (activities) E+W

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Textual Amendments

F1 Regulations revoked (except regs. 1, 13-15) (6.4.2010 immediately after S.I. 2009/3381 comes into force) by The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/675), reg. 1(1)(b), Sch. 27 (with regs. 1(2), 108(2)-(4))

Substitution of Schedule 2 (exempt waste operations: general) E+W

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Textual Amendments

F1 Regulations revoked (except regs. 1, 13-15) (6.4.2010 immediately after S.I. 2009/3381 comes into force) by The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/675), reg. 1(1)(b), Sch. 27 (with regs. 1(2), 108(2)-(4))

Substitution of Schedule 3 (descriptions: exempt waste operations and other operations to which section 33(1)(a) of the 1990 Act does not apply) E+W

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Textual Amendments

F1 Regulations revoked (except regs. 1, 13-15) (6.4.2010 immediately after S.I. 2009/3381 comes into force) by The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/675), reg. 1(1)(b), Sch. 27 (with regs. 1(2), 108(2)-(4))

Amendment of Schedule 19 (public registers) E+W

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Textual Amendments

F1 Regulations revoked (except regs. 1, 13-15) (6.4.2010 immediately after S.I. 2009/3381 comes into force) by The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/675), reg. 1(1)(b), Sch. 27 (with regs. 1(2), 108(2)-(4))

Amendments to the Environment Act 1995 E+W

13.—(1) The Environment Act 1995 M2 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 41 (power to make charging schemes)—

(a) omit subsection (2A) M3 ; and

(b) in subsection (10) M4 , omit the definition of “relevant environmental licence”.

(3) In section 56(1) (interpretation) M5 , in the definition of “environmental licence”, for paragraph (j) substitute—

“(j) registration under Schedule 2 to the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2007 of an establishment or undertaking in relation to a WEEE operation (as defined by paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to those Regulations),”.

Marginal Citations

M2 1995 c. 25.

M3 Subsection (2A) of section 41 was inserted in relation to England and Wales by regulation 3(2) of S.I. 2006/937.

M4 The definition of “relevant environmental licence” was inserted into subsection (10) of section 41 in relation to England and Wales by regulation 3(3) of S.I. 2006/937.

M5 The definition of “environmental licence” in sub-paragraph (j) of section 56(1) in relation to the Environment Agency was substituted in relation to England and Wales by paragraph 23(2)(c) in Part 1 of Schedule 21 to S.I. 2007/3538.

Consequential amendment to the Waste Management (England and Wales) Regulations 2006 E+W

14.  In the Waste Management (England and Wales) Regulations 2006 M6 , omit regulation 3 (amendment of the Environment Act 1995).

Marginal Citations

M6 S.I. 2006/937. Regulation 3 of that instrument amended the Environment Act 1995 by inserting subsection (2A) into section 41 and by inserting the definition of “relevant environmental licence” into that section as subsection (10) in relation to England and Wales.

Consequential amendment to the Waste Batteries and Accumulators Regulations 2009 E+W

15.  In the Waste Batteries and Accumulators Regulations 2009 M7 , in Schedule 8 (amendments to other enactments), omit paragraph 2(5).

Marginal Citations

M7 S.I. 2009/890 in respect of which a relevant correction slip was issued. Paragraph 2(5) of Schedule 8 inserts a new paragraph into Schedule 3 of S.I. 2007/3538.

Savings E+W

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Textual Amendments

F1 Regulations revoked (except regs. 1, 13-15) (6.4.2010 immediately after S.I. 2009/3381 comes into force) by The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/675), reg. 1(1)(b), Sch. 27 (with regs. 1(2), 108(2)-(4))

Jane Davidson

Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing

one of the Welsh Ministers

Dan Norris

Parliamentary Under Secretary

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs