Waste and Emissions Trading Act 2003

11 Scheme regulations

(1) An allocating authority may by regulations make provision for the purpose of carrying into effect, in relation to its area, the provisions of this Chapter relating to landfill allowances.

(2) Regulations under subsection (1) may (in particular)—

(a) make provision about the manner of allocation of, or evidence of entitlement to, landfill allowances;

(b) make provision for the maintaining of registers of matters relating to landfill allowances;

(c) make provision about what amounts to the utilisation of landfill allowances;

(d) make provision for determining the amount of biodegradable municipal waste in an amount of waste;

(e) make provision imposing, or enabling the imposition of, requirements on waste disposal authorities in the area to produce evidence as to amounts of waste, or of waste of any description, sent to landfills in pursuance of arrangements made by them;

(f) make provision requiring waste disposal authorities in the area, in exercising functions in relation to waste that is or contains biodegradable municipal waste, to have regard to guidance specified in the regulations (including future guidance);

(g) make provision imposing or conferring additional functions on the monitoring authority for the area.

(3) Regulations under subsection (1) may provide for a waste disposal authority that fails to comply with a requirement of the regulations to be liable to a penalty.