The Waste Separation Requirements (Wales) Regulations 2023

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 Introduction

   1. 1. Title, coming into force and application

   2. 2. Interpretation

3. PART 2 Separation Requirements

   1. 3. Duties in relation to presentation of waste

   2. 4. Duties in relation to collection of waste

   3. 5. Duties in relation to collected waste

4. PART 3 Civil Sanctions

   1. 6. Civil sanctions

5. PART 4 Amendments to the 1990 Act and the Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011

   1. 7. Amendments to the 1990 Act: Wales

   2. 8. In section 46 (receptacles for household waste), after subsection (5)...

   3. 9. In section 47 (receptacles for commercial or industrial waste), after...

   4. 10. Amendments to the Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011: Wales

   5. 11. In regulation 13 (duties in relation to collection of waste),...

   6. 12. In regulation 14 (duty in relation to collected waste), before...

   7. 13. After regulation 15 (guidance) insert— Interpretation: Wales For the purposes of regulations 13 and 14, in relation...

6. Signature

7. SCHEDULES

   1. SCHEDULE 1

      Waste sub-fractions comprising each recyclable waste stream

      1. Glass

      2. Cartons and similar, metal and plastic

      3. Metal

      4. Plastic

      5. Paper and card

      6. Food waste

      7. Unsold small waste electrical and electronic equipment

      8. Unsold textiles

   2. SCHEDULE 2

      Civil sanctions

      1. PART 1 Fixed monetary penalties

         1. 1. Imposition of a fixed monetary penalty

         2. 2. Notice of intent

         3. 3. Discharge of liability

         4. 4. Making representations and objections

         5. 5. Service of final notice

         6. 6. Contents of final notice

         7. 7. Discount for early payment

         8. 8. Appeals against final notice

         9. 9. Non-payment after 56 days (late payment penalty)

         10. 10. Criminal proceedings

      2. PART 2 Fixed monetary penalty amounts

      3. PART 3 Variable monetary penalties

         1. 11. Imposition of a variable monetary penalty

         2. 12. Notice of intent

         3. 13. Making representations and objections

         4. 14. Third party undertakings

         5. 15. Service of final notice

         6. 16. Contents of final notice

         7. 17. Appeals against a final notice

         8. 18. Criminal proceedings

      4. PART 4 Non-compliance penalties

         1. 19. Non-compliance penalties

         2. 20. Appeals against non-compliance penalties

      5. PART 5 Combination of sanctions

         1. 21. Combination of sanctions

      6. PART 6 Enforcement cost recovery notices

         1. 22. Enforcement cost recovery notices

         2. 23. Appeals against enforcement cost recovery notices

      7. PART 7 Administration and appeals

         1. 24. Withdrawing or amending a notice

         2. 25. Guidance as to use of civil sanctions

         3. 26. Additional guidance

         4. 27. Consultation on guidance

         5. 28. Publication of enforcement action

         6. 29. Recovery of payments

         7. 30. Appeals

8. Explanatory Note