The Waste (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Wales) Regulations 2011

Title, commencement and extent

1.—(1) The title of these Regulations is the Waste (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Wales) Regulations 2011.

(2) These Regulations—

(a) come into force on 29 March 2011; and

(b) apply in relation to Wales.

Amendment of the Hazardous Waste (Wales) Regulations 2005

2.  The Schedule, which provides for amendment of the Hazardous Waste (Wales) Regulations 2005(1), has effect.

Amendment of the Landfill Allowances Scheme (Wales) Regulations 2004

3.  In regulation 2(1) of the Landfill Allowances Scheme (Wales) Regulations 2004(2), in the definition of “waste facility” (“cyfleuster gwastraff”), for “Article 1(e) and (f) of Council Directive 75/442/EEC on waste”, substitute “Article 3(19) and (15) of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste”.

Amendment of the List of Wastes (Wales) Regulations) 2005

4.—(1) The List of Wastes (Wales) Regulations 2005(3) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2—

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

• ““the Waste Directive” (“y Gyfarwyddeb Wastraff”) 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” (“y Rhestr Wastraffoedd”) means the list of wastes set out in the Annex to the List of Wastes Decision 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.

Amendment of the Town and Country Planning (Local Development Plan) (Wales) Regulations 2005

5.  In regulation 2(1) of the Town and Country Planning (Local Development Plan) (Wales) Regulations 2005(4), for the definition of “Waste Strategy for Wales” (“Strategaeth Wastraff Cymru”) substitute—

• ““Waste Strategy for Wales” (“Strategaeth Wastraff Cymru”) means the national waste management plan within the meaning of the Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011, known by that name and prepared by the Welsh Ministers;”.

Amendment of the Environmental Damage (Prevention and Remediation) (Wales) Regulations 2009

6.  In Schedule 2 to the Environmental Damage (Prevention and Remediation) (Wales) Regulations 2009(5), 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”.

Revocation of the Environmental Protection (Duty of Care) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2003

7.  The Environmental Protection (Duty of Care) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2003(6) are revoked.

Jane Davidson

Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing, one of the Welsh Ministers

28 March 2011