PART 3

Waste and resource efficiency

Producer responsibility

Producer responsibility for disposal costs
51
1
Schedule 5 confers power on the relevant national authority to make regulations requiring the payment of sums in respect of the costs of disposing of products and materials.
2
In this section and that Schedule “relevant national authority” means—
a
in relation to England, the Secretary of State;
b
in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers or the Secretary of State;
c
in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers or the Secretary of State;
d
in relation to Northern Ireland, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland or the Secretary of State.
3
Regulations under Schedule 5 made by the Secretary of State may not contain provision that could be contained in regulations under that Schedule made by another relevant national authority, unless that authority consents.
4
Regulations under Schedule 5 are subject to the affirmative procedure.
S. 51 in force at 9.1.2022 for E.W.S., see s. 147(2)(a)
S. 51 in force at 28.2.2022 for N.I. by S.R. 2022/54, art. 2(1)(c)