1997 No. 648

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 1997

Made

Coming into force

The Secretary of State for the Environment, as respects England and Wales, and the Secretary for Scotland, as respects Scotland, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by sections 93, 94 and 95 of the Environment Act 19951, for the implementation of article 6(1) of Directive 94/62/EC2 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, after consultation in accordance with section 93(2) of that Act, and after having regard to the matters specified in section 93(6) of that Act as required by section 93(5) of that Act, hereby make the following Regulations, a draft of which has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament:—