The Waste and Emissions Trading Act 2003 (Amendment) Regulations 2011

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(1);

(b) in relation to Northern Ireland, means a district council.”.

(1)

1990 c. 43. The definition of “waste collection authorities” in section 30(3) was amended by section 66(8) of, and Schedule 18 to, the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c. 19), and by section 180 of, and paragraph 167(3) of Schedule 13 to, the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c. 39).