Reuse, Recovery and Recycling targets
18.—(1) For the year 2006 and every year thereafter until 31st December 2014, each producer shall attain the following targets in respect of those end-of-life vehicles treated at authorised treatment facilities which comprise all or part of the system he has established for collection of vehicles as referred to in regulation 10 —
(a)at least 85% reuse and recovery by an average weight per vehicle and year; and
(b)at least 80% reuse and recycling by an average weight per vehicle and year.
(2) For the year 2015 and every year thereafter, each producer shall attain the following targets in respect of those end-of-life vehicles treated at authorised treatment facilities which comprise all or part of his system for collection as referred to in regulation 10 —
(a)at least 95% reuse and recovery by an average weight per vehicle and year; and
(b)at least 85% reuse and recycling by an average weight per vehicle and year.
(3) Where an authorised treatment facility treats end-of-life vehicles which it is not obliged to treat under an agreement between the owner or operator of that facility and a producer, the owner or operator of that authorised treatment facility shall attain the targets for reuse, recovery and recycling as set out in paragraphs (1) and (2), in respect of those end-of-life vehicles.
(4) But as regards vehicles placed on the market before 1st January 1980, the reuse, recovery and recycling targets to be attained for the purposes of paragraph (1)(a) shall be 75% and for the purposes of paragraph (1)(b) shall be 70%.
(5) Details of the reuse, recovery and recycling rates achieved by a producer or the owner or operator of an authorised treatment facility, as the case may be, shall be submitted to the Secretary of State by 1st April 2007 for the year 2006 and by 1st April each year thereafter in respect of the immediately preceding year.