PART 1Introductory provisions

F1Meaning of “Mining Waste Directive”3B

(1)

In reading Article 2 of the Waste Framework Directive in accordance with article 3A, the reference to “the Mining Waste Directive” (as inserted by article 3A(3)(a)(iii)) means Directive 2006/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the management of waste from extractive industries, read in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).

(2)

Article 2 is to be read as if—

(a)

in paragraph 2(c), the reference to Article 11(3)(j) of Directive 2000/60/EC were a reference to that Article read in accordance with paragraph (4) of this article;

(b)

paragraphs 3 and 4 were omitted.

(3)

Article 3(1) is to be read as if, for “Article 1(a) of Directive 75/442/EEC” there were substituted “ Article 3(1) of the Waste Framework Directive, as read with Articles 5 and 6 of that Directive ”.

(4)

In reading the Mining Waste Directive in accordance with this article, the reference to the “Waste Framework Directive” (as inserted by paragraph (3)) has the meaning given by article 3 of this Order read in accordance with article 3A.

(5)

For the purposes of paragraph (2), Article 11(3)(j) of Directive 2000/60/EC is to be read as if—

(a)

the references to “Member States” were references to the “Welsh Ministers or the Natural Resources Body for Wales”;

(b)

at the end, there were inserted—

“and “environmental objective”, in relation to a river basin district (within the meaning of the Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England and Wales) Regulations 2017), has the same meaning as in those Regulations.”