The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 2007
2007 No. 871
environmental protection
The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 2007
Made
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(1)
These Regulations are made by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs as respects England, Scotland1 and Wales2 in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19723 and sections 93 - 95 of the Environment Act 19954.
These Regulations implement Article 6(1) of Council Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste.
The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is designated5 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to measures relating to the prevention, reduction and elimination of pollution caused by waste and the management of packaging and packaging waste.
A draft of these Regulations has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament in accordance with section 93(10) of the Environment Act 1995.
Accordingly, after consultation in accordance with section 93(2) of the Environment Act 1995, and after having regard to the matters specified in section 93(6) of that Act as required by section 93(5) of that Act, the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs makes the following Regulations: