The Recycling, Preparation for Re-use and Composting Targets (Monitoring and Penalties) (Wales) Regulations 2011

PART 1 E+W General

Title, application and commencement E+W

1.  The title of these Regulations is the Recycling, Preparation for Re-use and Composting Targets (Monitoring and Penalties) (Wales) Regulations 2011; they apply in relation to Wales and come into force on 30 March 2011.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 1 in force at 30.3.2011, see reg. 1

Interpretation E+W

2.—(1) In these Regulations—

• “the Measure” (“y Mesur”) means the Waste (Wales) Measure 2010;

• “the targets” (“y targedau”) means the recycling, preparation for re-use and composting targets specified in section 3(3) of the Measure;

• “the Waste Framework Directive” (“y Gyfarwyddeb Fframwaith Gwastraff”) means Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives(1) [F1 as last amended by [F2 Directive (EU) 2018/851]] [F3 and read in accordance with paragraphs (3) to (8)];

• “the WasteDataFlow system” (“y system WasteDataFlow”) means the web-based system for the reporting of municipal waste maintained and operated in Wales by [F4 the Natural Resources Body for Wales]; and

• “waste facility” (“cyfleuster gwastraff”) means a facility for the disposal or recovery of waste. For the purposes of this definition, “disposal” and “recovery” have the same meaning as in Article 3(15) and (19) of the Waste Framework Directive.

(2) In these Regulations—

(a) references to an amount of a local authority’s municipal waste are references to an amount of waste by tonnage; and

(b) references to waste being sent by a local authority to a waste facility are to include references to waste being sent to such a facility in pursuance of arrangements made by the local authority.

[F5 (3) A reference to one or more member States in a provision imposing an obligation or conferring a discretion on a member State or member States is to be read as a reference to the Welsh Ministers, the Natural Resources Body for Wales or local authority which, immediately before IP completion day (within the meaning given to that expression in the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020), was responsible for the United Kingdom's compliance with that obligation or able to exercise that discretion in respect of Wales.

(4) Article 2 is to be read as if—

(a) in paragraph 2—

(i) in the words before point (a), for “other Community legislation” there were substituted “ [F6 assimilated] law ”;

(ii) in points (b) and (c), for “Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002” there were substituted “ Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 ”;

(iii) in point (d), for the words from “Directive 2006/21/EC” to the end there substituted “ the Mining Waste Directive (see regulation 2A) ”;

(b) in paragraph 3, the words from “Without prejudice” to “Community legislation,” were omitted;

(c) paragraph 4 were omitted.(5) Article 5 is to be read as if paragraph 2 were omitted.

(5) Article 5 is to be read as if—

(a) in paragraph 1, for “Member States shall take appropriate measures to ensure that a” there were substituted “A”;

(b) after paragraph 1 there were inserted—

“1A.   Any decision as to whether a substance or object is a by-product must be made—

(a) in accordance with any regulations setting out detailed criteria on the application of the conditions in paragraph 1 to specific substances or objects; and

(b) having regard to any guidance published by the Welsh Ministers or the Natural Resources Body for Wales for the purposes of this Article.”;

(c) paragraphs 2 and 3 were omitted.

(6) Article 6 is to be read as if—

(a) in paragraph 1, for “Member States shall take appropriate measures to ensure that waste” there were substituted “Waste”;

(b) after paragraph 1 there were inserted—

“1A.   Any decision as to whether a substance or object has ceased to be waste must be made—

(a) in accordance with any regulations or [F7 assimilated direct] legislation (within the meaning given to that expression in the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 setting out detailed criteria on the application of the conditions in paragraph 1 to specific types of waste; and

(b) having regard to any guidance published by the Welsh Ministers or the Natural resources Body for Wales for the purposes of this Article.”;

(c) in paragraph 2—

(i) the first sub-paragraph were omitted;

(ii) in the second sub-paragraph, for “Those detailed criteria” there were substituted “Any detailed criteria set out in guidance as referred to in paragraph 1A”;

(iii) the third and fourth sub-paragraphs were omitted;

(d) paragraph 3 were omitted;

(e) in paragraph 4—

(i) in the first sub-paragraph—

(aa) in the first sentence, for the words from the beginning to “Member State”, there were substituted “Where criteria have not been set out as referred to in paragraph 1A(a), the Natural Resources Body for Wales”;

(bb) the second sentence were omitted;

(ii) in the second sub-paragraph—

(aa) for “Member States” there were substituted “The Natural Resources Body for Wales”;

(bb) “by competent authorities” were omitted.

(7) Article 7 is to be read as if—

(a) before paragraph 1 there were inserted—

“A1.   In this Article, the “list of waste” means the list contained in the Annex to Commission Decision 2000/532/EC, as that list has effect in Wales.”;

(b) in paragraph 1—

(i) the first and second sentences were omitted;

(ii) for the third sentence there were substituted “The list of waste shall, except as provided in Commission Decision 2000/532/EC, be binding as regards determination of the waste which is to be considered as hazardous waste or as non-hazardous waste.”;

(c) paragraphs 2, 3, 6 and 7 were omitted.

(8) Annex 3 is to be read as if, in entry HP 9, in the second sentence, “in the Member States” were omitted.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in reg. 2(1) substituted (22.3.2019) by The Waste (Wales) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/414), regs. 1(2)(a), 5

F2 Words in reg. 2(1) substituted (19.11.2020) by The Waste (Wales) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1179), regs. 1(2), 5(2)

F3 Words in reg. 2(1) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Waste (Wales) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/414), regs. 1(2)(b), 9(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F4 Words in reg. 2 substituted (1.4.2013) by The Natural Resources Body for Wales (Functions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/755), art. 1(2), Sch. 5 para. 70 (with Sch. 7)

F5 Reg. 2(3)-(8) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Waste (Wales) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/414), regs. 1(2)(b), 9(3) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1339, regs. 1(3), 2(5)(b)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F6 Word in reg. 2(4)(a)(i) substituted (1.1.2024) by The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1332), regs. 1(2), 12(a)

F7 Words in reg. 2(6)(b) substituted (1.1.2024) by The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1332), regs. 1(2), 12(b)

Commencement Information

I2 Reg. 2 in force at 30.3.2011, see reg. 1

[F8 Meaning of “the Mining Waste Directive” in regulation 2 E+W

2A.— (1) In regulation 2(4)(a)(iii), “the Mining Waste Directive” means Directive 2006/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the management of waste from extractive industries, read in accordance with subsections (2) to (4).

(2) Article 2 is to be read as if—

(a) in paragraph 2(c), the reference to Article 11(3)(j) of Directive 2000/60/EC were a reference to that Article read in accordance with subsection (4);

(b) paragraphs 3 and 4 were omitted.

(3) Article 3(1) is to be read as if, for “Article 1(a) of Directive 75/442/EC” there were substituted “ Article 3(1) of the Waste Framework Directive, as read with Articles 5 and 6 of that Directive ”.

(4) For the purposes of paragraph (2)(a), Article 11(3)(j) of Directive 2000/60/EC is to be read as if—

(a) the first reference to “Member States” were a reference to the Welsh Ministers or the Natural Resources Body for Wales;

(b) at the end, there were inserted—

“and “environmental objectives”, in relation to a river basin district within the meaning of the Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England and Wales) Regulations 2017 has the same meaning as in those Regulations.”.]

Textual Amendments

F8 Reg. 2A inserted (31.12.2020) by The Waste (Wales) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/414), regs. 1(2)(b), 9(4); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

(1)

OJ No L 312, 22.11.2008, p.3.