Waste targets

5Monitoring and auditing compliance with targets

1

The Welsh Ministers may make provision by regulations–

a

about how compliance with any relevant target is to be assessed;

b

about arrangements for monitoring and auditing compliance with any relevant target;

c

conferring powers of entry and inspection in connection with such monitoring and auditing for persons authorised by the Welsh Ministers;

d

requiring the maintenance of records by a local authority in connection with relevant targets;

e

requiring the provision of information by a local authority to specified persons in a specified form or manner in connection with relevant targets;

f

requiring the publication of information in connection with relevant targets;

g

imposing liability on a local authority to pay a penalty if it fails to comply with a requirement in regulations under any of paragraphs (b) to (f).

2

In this section, “relevant targets” are–

a

the recycling, preparation for re-use and composting targets under section 3;

b

any waste targets under section 4(1)(a).