9ARegulations prohibiting incineration of waste

1

The Welsh Ministers may by regulations make provision for and in connection with prohibiting or otherwise regulating the incineration in Wales of specified kinds of waste.

2

Regulations under subsection (1) may (among other things)—

a

amend regulations made under section 2 of the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999 which relate to the operation of waste incineration plants or waste co-incineration plants;

b

provide for offences in relation to failure to comply with provision made under the regulations;

c

provide for penalties in relation to such offences;

d

provide for enforcement authorities and the functions of such authorities.

3

In this section—

• “incineration” (“llosgi”), in relation to waste, means—

  1. a

     incineration of the waste in a waste incineration plant or waste co-incineration plant, and

  2. b

     any other thermal treatment of the waste prior to its incineration;

• “waste incineration plant” (“peiriant llosgi gwastraff”) has the meaning given in Article 3(40) of Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control) (Recast);

• “waste co-incineration plant” (“peiriant cydlosgi gwastraff”) has the meaning given in Article 3(41) of that Directive.