Waste (Wales) Measure 2010

[F117AMeaning of the “Mining Waste Directive”W

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(1)In reading Article 2 of the Waste Framework Directive in accordance with section 17(4), “the Mining Waste Directive” (as inserted by paragraph (a)(iii) of section 17(4)) 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 (5).

(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/EEC” 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 subsection (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.”.

(5)In reading the Mining Waste Directive in accordance with subsection (3), the reference in that Directive, to the “Waste Framework Directive” (as inserted by subsection (3)) has the meaning given by section 17(2) of this measure.]

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