http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/438/contentsThe Waste (Meaning of Recovery) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Order 2015enENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONStatute Law Database2026-09-17Expert Participation2025-11-01 This Order amends various enactments to effect changes as a consequence of the amendment of Annex II to Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste and repealing certain Directives (“the Waste Framework Directive”) (OJ L 312, 22.11.2008, p.3) by Commission Directive (EU) 2015/1127 (“the 2015 Directive”) (OJ L 184, 11.07.2015, p.13). The Waste (Meaning of Recovery) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Order 2015 1Citation and commencement 2Amendment of the Special Waste Regulations 1996 3Amendment of the End-of-Life Vehicles (Storage and Treatment) (Scotland) Regulations 2003 4Amendment of the National Waste Management Plan for Scotland Regulations 2007 5Amendment of the Marine Licensing (Exempted Activities) (Scottish Offshore Region) Order 2011 6Amendment of the Marine Licensing (Exempted Activities) (Scottish Inshore Region) Order 2011 7Amendment of the Waste Management Licensing (Scotland) Regulations 2011 8Amendment of the Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations 2012 2015 No. 438 Environmental Protection The Waste (Meaning of Recovery) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Order 2015 Made 16th December 2015 Laid before the Scottish Parliament 18th December 2015 Coming into force 1st July 2016

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 74 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 and section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

In deciding to make this Order, the Scottish Ministers have had regard to the matters mentioned in section 74(4) of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009.

 In accordance with section 74(5) of that Act, the Scottish Ministers have consulted such persons as they consider appropriate. 2009 c.23 (“the 2009 Act”). The 2009 Act executively devolved various functions to the Scottish Ministers in relation to marine licensing in the Scottish Offshore Region (as defined in section 322(1) of that Act). Section 74 of that Act is relied on to make the amendment to S.S.I. 2011/57. In accordance with section 113 of the 2009 Act, the Scottish Ministers are the “appropriate licensing authority” for the Scottish Offshore Region for the purposes of section 74. 1972 c.68 (“the 1972 Act”). Section 2(2) was amended by the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46) (“the 1998 Act”), Schedule 8, paragraph 15(3) (which was amended by section 27(4) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51) (“the 2006 Act”)). Section 2(2) was also amended by section 27(1)(a) of the 2006 Act and by the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7), Schedule, Part 1. The functions conferred upon the Minister of the Crown under section 2(2), so far as they are exercisable within devolved competence, were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the 1998 Act. The power in section 2(2) of the 1972 Act is relied on for all the amendments made by this Order except for the amendment to S.S.I. 2011/57.