The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2000

Statutory Instruments

2000 No. 3375

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2000

Made

22nd December 2000

Coming into force

31st December 2000

The Secretary of State, in exercise of his powers under sections 93 and 94(1)(c) and (p) of the Environment Act 1995(1), for the implementation of article 6(1) of Directive 94/62/EC(2) and in exercise of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consultation in accordance with section 93(2) of that Act, and after having regard to the matters specified in section 93(6) as required by section 93(5) of that Act, hereby makes the following Regulations:

(1)

1995 c. 25; see section 93(8) for the definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations”. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred—

(i)

so far as exercisable within devolved competence, to the Scottish Ministers by section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46) (but see section 57(1) of that Act);

(ii)

so far as exercisable in relation to Wales, to the National Assembly for Wales by the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672). See paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 to the Government of Wales Act 1998 (c. 38) as to the continued exercise of the Secretary of State’s functions for the purpose of implementing any Community obligation of the United Kingdom.

(2)

O.J. No. L365, 31.12.94, p. 10.