Household Waste Recycling Act 2003

2Power to apply section 45A to Welsh waste collection authorities

After section 45A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (as inserted by section 1 of this Act) there is inserted—

45BPower to apply section 45A to Welsh waste collection authorities

(1)The National Assembly for Wales may by order made by statutory instrument provide that section 45A above shall apply, subject to subsection (2) below, to all waste collection authorities whose areas are in Wales, as it applies to English waste collection authorities.

(2)Where the Assembly provides as mentioned in subsection (1) above, the reference to the Secretary of State in section 45A(5) above shall be read for these purposes as a reference to the National Assembly for Wales.

(3)Section 161(3) below (which relates to order-making powers) shall not apply to the making of an order under this section.