The Environment Act 2021 (Commencement No. 9 and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2024

Transitional provision: arrangements for waste collection

5.—(1) Paragraph (2) applies to arrangements for the collection of household waste from domestic premises in England during the period beginning with the coming into force of section 57(4) of the Act and ending on 31st March 2026.

(2) Where this paragraph applies, an English waste collection authority—

(a) is not required to meet the conditions in section 45A(3) to (8) of the 1990 Act as substituted by section 57(4) of the Act; but

(b) must continue to meet the requirement in section 45A(2) of the 1990 Act as that section applied immediately before the coming into force of section 57(4) of the Act.

(3) Paragraph (4) applies to arrangements for the collection of household waste from relevant non-domestic premises and relevant industrial or commercial waste from premises in England during the period beginning with the coming into force of section 57(4) of the Act and ending on 31st March 2025.

(4) Where this paragraph applies—

(a) arrangements for household waste to be collected from relevant non-domestic premises—

(i) are not required to meet the conditions in section 45AZA(3) to (7) of the 1990 Act as substituted by section 57(4) of the Act; but

(ii) must continue to meet the requirement in section 45A(2) of the 1990 Act as that section applied immediately before the coming into force of section 57(4) of the Act;

(b) arrangements for relevant industrial or commercial waste to be collected from premises are not required to meet the conditions in section 45AZB(3) to (7) of the 1990 Act as substituted by section 57(4) of the Act;

(c) a person who presents any household waste or relevant industrial or commercial waste from premises for collection is not required to meet the requirements in section 45AZA(8) or 45AZB(8) of the 1990 Act as substituted by section 57(4) of the Act.