2016 No. 690 (W. 188)
Environmental Protection, Wales
Licensing (marine), Wales
Marine Pollution, Wales

The Marine Licensing (Exempted Activities) (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2016

Made
Laid before the National Assembly for Wales
Coming into force
The Welsh Ministers are designated1 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19722 (“the 1972 Act”) in relation to the prevention, reduction and management of waste3.

The Welsh Ministers make this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the 1972 Act.

Title and commencement1.

(1)

The title of this Order is the Marine Licensing (Exempted Activities) (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2016.

(2)

This Order comes into force on 31 July 2016.

Amendment of the Marine Licensing (Exempted Activities) (Wales) Order 20112.

(1)

The Marine Licensing (Exempted Activities) (Wales) Order 20114 is amended as follows.

(2)

In article 3 (interpretation), in the definition of “the Waste Framework Directive” (“y Gyfarwyddeb Fframwaith Gwastraff”) after “Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste” insert “, as last amended by Commission Directive (EU) 2015/11275”.
Lesley Griffiths
Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs,
one of the Welsh Ministers
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Marine Licensing (Exempted Activities) (Wales) Order 2011 (“the 2011 Order”), which contains a reference to Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives (OJ L 312, 22.11.2008, p. 3.) (“the Waste Framework Directive”).

The amendment made by article 2 of this Order is necessary in order to implement amendments to the Waste Framework Directive made by Commission Directive (EU) 2015/1127 of 10 July 2015 amending Annex II to Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste and repealing certain Directives.

Article 2 of this Order amends the reference to the Waste Framework Directive in the 2011 Order.

The Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of regulatory impact assessments for subordinate legislation was considered in relation to this Order. A regulatory impact assessment in relation to Wales has been prepared on the likely costs and benefits of complying with this Order. A copy can be obtained from Welsh Government, Cathays Park, Cardiff CF10 3NQ and is published on www.gov.wales.