The Landfill (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2005

Statutory Instruments

2005 No. 1640

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Landfill (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2005

Made

17th June 2005

Laid before Parliament

21st June 2005

Coming into force

for the purpose of regulations 7 to 16

15th July 2005

for all other purposes

16th July 2005

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on her by section 2 of the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999(1), having in accordance with section 2(4) of that Act consulted the Environment Agency, such bodies or persons appearing to her to be representative of the interests of local government, industry, agriculture and small businesses respectively as she considers appropriate, and such other bodies or persons as she considers appropriate, makes the following Regulations:

(1)

1999 c. 24; the Secretary of State can exercise these powers only in relation to England and Wales—see section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46) and section 5(3) of the 1999 Act. Council Directive 99/31/EC on the landfill of waste (OJ No. L182, 16.7.1999, p.1) was designated by S.I. 2001/3585 as a relevant directive for the purposes of paragraph 20(2)(c) of Schedule 1 to the 1999 Act.