2014 No. 656
The Waste (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2014
Made
Laid before Parliament
Laid before the National Assembly for Wales
Coming into force
The Secretary of State, in relation to England, and the Welsh Ministers, in relation to Wales, have in accordance with section 2(4) of the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 19991 consulted—
the Environment Agency;
the Natural Resources Body for Wales;
such bodies or persons appearing to them to be representative of the interests of local government, industry, agriculture and small business respectively as they consider appropriate; and
such other bodies or persons as they consider appropriate.
The Secretary of State is designated2 for the purposes of the European Communities Act 19723 in relation to the environment. The Welsh Ministers are designated4 for the purposes of that Act in relation to the prevention, reduction and management of waste.
The Secretary of State, in relation to England, and the Welsh Ministers, in relation to Wales, make these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, sections 5(3)(b) and (4)(b) and 8(2) of the Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 19895, and section 2 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999.