9Regulations prohibiting deposit of waste in a landfillW
(1)The Welsh Ministers may by regulations make provision for and in connection with prohibiting or otherwise regulating the deposit of specified kinds of waste in a landfill in Wales.
(2)Regulations under subsection (1) may (among other things)–
(a)amend regulations made under section 2 of the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999 which relate to the operation of a landfill;
(b)provide for offences in relation to failure to comply with provision made under the regulations;
(c)provide for penalties in relation to such offences;
(d)provide for enforcement authorities and the functions of such authorities.
(3)In subsection (1), “landfill” has the meaning given in Article 2(g) of Council Directive 1999/31/EC of 26 April 1999 on the landfill of waste[F1, as last amended by Council Directive 2011/97/EU].
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 9(3) inserted (22.3.2019) by The Waste (Wales) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/414), regs. 1(2)(a), 2(2)