PART 3Waste and resource efficiency

Producer responsibility

I151Producer responsibility for disposal costs

1

Schedule 5 confers power on the relevant national authority to make regulations requiring the payment of sums in respect of the costs of disposing of products and materials.

2

In this section and that Schedule “relevant national authority” means—

a

in relation to England, the Secretary of State;

b

in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers or the Secretary of State;

c

in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers or the Secretary of State;

d

in relation to Northern Ireland, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland or the Secretary of State.

3

Regulations under Schedule 5 made by the Secretary of State may not contain provision that could be contained in regulations under that Schedule made by another relevant national authority, unless that authority consents.

4

Regulations under Schedule 5 are subject to the affirmative procedure.