PART 2Amendment of the Waste and Emissions Trading Act 2003

Amendment of section 21 (“biodegradable waste” and “municipal waste”)6

1

For the heading of section 21 substitute— “ “Biodegradable waste”, “municipal waste” and “local authority collected municipal waste” ”.

2

In section 21—

a

for subsection (2) substitute—

2

In this Chapter—

a

“biodegradable municipal waste” means waste that is both biodegradable waste and municipal waste; and

b

“biodegradable local authority collected municipal waste” means waste that is both biodegradable waste and local authority collected municipal waste.

b

in subsection (3), for “subsection (2)” substitute “ this section ”; and

c

after subsection (3) insert—

4

In subsection (2) “local authority collected municipal waste” means any municipal waste which is collected under arrangements made by a waste collection authority or a waste disposal authority.

5

In subsection (4) “waste collection authority”—

a

in relation to England and Wales and Scotland, has the same meaning as in Part 2 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 M1;

b

in relation to Northern Ireland, means a district council.