The Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011

PART 2 Secondary legislation

The Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987

8.  For article 3(6)(j) of the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987(1), substitute—

“(j) as a waste disposal installation for the incineration, chemical treatment (as defined in Annex I to Directive 2008/98/EC under heading D9) or landfill of hazardous waste as defined (in relation to England) in regulation 6 of the Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005 or (in relation to Wales) in regulation 6 of the Hazardous Waste (Wales) Regulations 2005,”.

The Controlled Waste (Registration of Carriers and Seizure of Vehicles) Regulations 1991

9.—(1) The Controlled Waste (Registration of Carriers and Seizure of Vehicles) Regulations 1991(2) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 1(2), omit all the definitions except “the 1989 Act” and “notice”.

(3) Omit regulation 1(3), regulations 2 to 18 and Schedule 1.

The Environment Act 1995 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 1996

10.  Omit paragraphs 9 and 10 of Schedule 2 to the Environment Act 1995 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 1996(3).

The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) Regulations 1999

11.  In Schedule 1 to the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) Regulations 1999(4), in each of paragraphs 9 and 10, for “Annex IIA to Council Directive 75/442/EEC” substitute “Annex I to Directive 2008/98/EC”.

The Town and Country Planning (Development Plan) (England) Regulations 1999

12.—(1) The Town and Country Planning (Development Plan) (England) Regulations 1999(5) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2, in paragraph (1) for the definition of “national waste strategy” substitute—

““the national waste management plan” has the same meaning as in the Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011;”.

(3) In regulation 9, for sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (1) substitute—

“(b) the national waste management plan;”.

(4) In regulation 20, for sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (1) substitute—

“(b) the national waste management plan;”.

The Environmental Protection (Disposal of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and other Dangerous Substances) (England and Wales) Regulations 2000

13.—(1) The Environmental Protection (Disposal of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and other Dangerous Substances) (England and Wales) Regulations 2000(6) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2(1)—

(a) in the definition of “disposal”, for “Annex IIA of Directive 75/442/EEC, as amended,”, substitute “Annex I of Directive 2008/98/EC on waste”;

(b) in the definition of “used PCBs”, for “Directive 75/442/EEC”, substitute “Directive 2008/98/EC”.

(3) In the title to Schedule 1, for “Annex IIA of Directive 75/442/EEC on waste, as amended”, substitute “Annex I of Directive 2008/98/EC on waste”.

The Town and Country Planning (London Spatial Development Strategy) Regulations 2000

14.  In regulation 6 (regard to be had to certain matters and statement of regard) of the Town and Country Planning (London Spatial Development Strategy) Regulations 2000(7), for paragraph (1)(a) substitute—

“(a) the national waste management plan within the meaning of the Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011;”.

The Packaging (Essential Requirements) Regulations 2003

15.  In regulation 2(2) of the Packaging (Essential Requirements) Regulations 2003(8)—

(a) in the definition of “packaging waste”, for “Article 1” substitute “Article 3(1)”;

(b) for the definition of “recovery”, substitute—

““recovery” has the meaning given by Article 3(15) of the Waste Directive;”;

(c) for the definition of “Waste Directive”, substitute—

““the Waste Directive” means Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste”.

The End-of-Life Vehicles Regulations 2003

16.  In regulation 2 of the End-of-Life Vehicles Regulations 2003(9)—

(a) in the definition of “end-of-life vehicle”, for “Article 1(a)”, substitute “Article 3(1)”;

(b) for the definition of “recovery”, substitute—

““recovery” has the meaning given by Article 3(15) of the Waste Directive;”;

(c) for the definition of “the Waste Directive”, substitute—

““the Waste Directive” means Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste”.

The Town and Country Planning (Local Development) (England) Regulations 2004

17.—(1) The Town and Country Planning (Local Development) (England) Regulations 2004(10) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2(1), for the definition of “national waste strategy” substitute—

““national waste management plan” has the same meaning as in the Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011;”.

(3) In regulation 15, for sub-paragraph (f) of paragraph (1) substitute—

“(f) the national waste management plan;”.

The Landfill Allowances and Trading Scheme (England) Regulations 2004

18.  In regulation 2(1) of the Landfill Allowances and Trading Scheme (England) Regulations 2004(11), in the definitions of “disposal” and “recovery”, for “Council Directive 75/442 on waste”, substitute “Directive 2008/98/EC on waste”.

The End-of-Life Vehicles (Producer Responsibility) Regulations 2005

19.  In regulation 2 of the End-of-Life Vehicles (Producer Responsibility) Regulations 2005(12)—

(a) in the definition of “end-of-life vehicle”, for “Article 1(a)”, substitute “Article 3(1)”;

(b) for the definition of “recovery”, substitute—

““recovery” has the meaning given by Article 3(15) of the Waste Directive;”;

(c) for the definition of “the Waste Directive”, substitute—

““the Waste Directive” means Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste”.

The List of Wastes (England) Regulations 2005

20.—(1) The List of Wastes (England) Regulations 2005(13) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2—

(a) for sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (1), substitute—

““the Waste Directive” means Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste”;

(b) for sub-paragraph (c) of paragraph (1), substitute—

“(c) a reference to hazardous properties is a reference to the properties set out in Annex III to the Waste Directive.”;

(c) for sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (2), substitute—

“(b) “the List of Wastes” means the list of Wastes set out in the Annex to the List of Wastes Decision, as it is set out in Schedule 1, and a reference to the List of Wastes includes a reference to its introduction (“the Introduction to the List”).”.

(3) In regulation 4—

(a) before “properties”, insert “hazardous”;

(b) omit “of Annex III”.

(4) Omit paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 2.

The Waste Management (England and Wales) Regulations 2006

21.  Omit regulations 4 and 12 of the Waste Management (England and Wales) Regulations 2006(14).

The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2006

22.  In regulation 2(1) of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2006(15)—

(a) in the definition of “disposal”, for the words from “Annex IIA” to the end, substitute “Annex I to Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste”;

(b) in the definition of “recovery”, for the words “Annex IIB to Directive 2006/12/EC”, substitute “Annex II to Directive 2008/98/EC”;

(c) in the definition of “waste electrical and electronic equipment”, for the words “Article 1(a) of Directive 2006/12/EC”, substitute “Article 3(1) of Directive 2008/98/EC”.

The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 2007

23.—(1) The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 2007(16) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2—

(a) in paragraph (1), for the definition of “the Waste Directive”, substitute—

““the Waste Directive” means Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste;”;

(b) in paragraph (2), in the definition of “recovery”, for “Annex IIB” substitute “Annex II”.

(3) In paragraph 2 of Schedule 7—

(a) in sub-paragraph (b), for “Annex IIB” substitute “Annex II”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (c), for “Annex IIA or Annex IIB” substitute “Annex I or II”.

The Transfrontier Shipment of Waste Regulations 2007

24.  In regulation 11 of the Transfrontier Shipment of Waste Regulations 2007(17), for “Article 7 of Directive 2006/12/EC” substitute “Article 28 of Directive 2008/98/EC”.

The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2007

25.  Omit paragraphs 12, 31 and 32 of Schedule 21 to the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2007(18).

The Town and Country Planning (Mayor of London) Order 2008

26.  In article 6 of the Town and Country Planning (Mayor of London) Order 2008(19), for paragraph (2)(g) substitute—

“(g) the national waste management plan within the meaning of the Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011 and prepared by the Secretary of State;”.

The Batteries and Accumulators (Placing on the Market) Regulations 2008

27.  For regulation 7(3) of the Batteries and Accumulators (Placing on the Market) Regulations 2008(20), substitute—

“(3) In this regulation “waste battery” means any battery which is waste within the meaning of Article 3(1) of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste.”.

The Environmental Damage (Prevention and Remediation) Regulations 2009

28.  In Schedule 2 to the Environmental Damage (Prevention and Remediation) Regulations 2009(21), in paragraph 3(1), for the words from “Directive 2006/12/EC” to the end, substitute “Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste”.

The Renewables Obligation Order 2009

29.  In article 2(1) of the Renewables Obligation Order 2009(22)—

(a) in the definition of “hazardous waste”, for “Article 1(4) of the Hazardous Waste Directive”, substitute “Article 3(2) of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste”;

(b) omit the definition of “Hazardous Waste Directive”.

The Waste Batteries and Accumulators Regulations 2009

30.  In regulation 2(1) of the Waste Batteries and Accumulators Regulations 2009(23),—

(a) in the definition of “disposal”, for “Annex IIA to Directive 2006/12/EC”, substitute “Annex I to Directive 2008/98/EC”;

(b) for the definition of “waste battery”, substitute—

““waste battery” means any battery which is waste within the meaning of Article 3(1) of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste;”.

The Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2009

31.  In Schedule 1 to the Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2009(24), in each of paragraphs 9 and 10, for “Annex IIA to Council Directive 75/442/EEC” substitute “Annex I to Directive 2008/98/EC”.

(1)

S.I. 1987/764, amended by S.I. 1999/293. There are other amendments but none is relevant.

(2)

S.I. 1991/1624; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1992/588, 1994/1056, 1996/593, 1998/605, 2006/937, 2007/3538.

(3)

S.I. 1996/593.

(4)

S.I. 1999/293; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2005/894, S.I. 2005/1806 (W. 138).

(5)

S.I. 1999/3280, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Reguations.

(6)

S.I. 2000/1043, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

(7)

S.I. 2000/1491, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

(8)

S.I. 2003/1941, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

(9)

S.I. 2003/2635, amended by S.I. 2007/3538. There are other amendments but none is relevant.

(10)

S.I. 2004/2204, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

(11)

S.I. 2004/3212, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

(12)

S.I. 2005/263, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

(13)

S.I. 2005/895, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

(14)

S.I. 2006/937, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

(15)

S.I. 2006/3289, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

(16)

S.I. 2007/871, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

(17)

S.I. 2007/1711, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

(18)

S.I. 2007/3538, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

(19)

S.I. 2008/580.

(20)

S.I. 2008/2164.

(21)

S.I. 2009/153, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

(22)

S.I. 2009/785, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

(23)

S.I. 2009/890.

(24)

S.I. 2009/2263.