Draft Regulations laid before Parliament and the National Assembly for Wales under section 2(8) and (9)(d) and (e) of the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999, paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 1972 and section 59(3) of the Government of Wales Act 2006 for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament and of the Assembly.

2011 No. XXXX

Environmental Protection, England And Wales

The Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011

Made

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The Secretary of State, in relation to England, and the Welsh Ministers, in relation to Wales, have in accordance with section 2(4) of the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 19991 consulted—

a

the Environment Agency;

b

such bodies or persons appearing to them to be representative of the interests of local government, industry, agriculture and small business respectively as they consider appropriate; and

c

such other bodies or persons as they consider appropriate.

The Secretary of State is designated2 for the purposes of the European Communities Act 19723 in relation to the environment. The Welsh Ministers are designated4 for the purposes of that Act in relation to the prevention, reduction and management of waste.

A draft of this instrument has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament and by the National Assembly for Wales pursuant to section 2(8) and (9)(d) and (e) of the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 19995, to paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 1972 and to section 59(3) of the Government of Wales Act 20066.

The Secretary of State, in relation to England, and the Welsh Ministers, in relation to Wales, make these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and by section 2 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999.