Rheoliadau Dyddodi Gwastraff Heb Awdurdod (Cosbau Penodedig) (Cymru) 2017

Gwnaed24 Hydref 2017

Yn dod i rym yn unol â rheoliad 1(2)

Mae Gweinidogion Cymru wedi eu dynodi at ddibenion adran 2(2) o Ddeddf y Cymunedau Ewropeaidd 1972 mewn perthynas ag atal, lleihau a rheoli gwastraff1 ac yn gwneud y Rheoliadau hyn drwy arfer y pwerau a roddir gan yr adran honno2.

Yn unol ag adran 59(3) o Ddeddf Llywodraeth Cymru 20063, gosodwyd drafft o’r Rheoliadau hyn gerbron Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru ac fe’i cymeradwywyd ganddo drwy benderfyniad.

Enwi, cychwyn a rhychwantu1

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Enw’r Rheoliadau hyn yw Rheoliadau Dyddodi Gwastraff Heb Awdurdod (Cosbau Penodedig) (Cymru) 2017.

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Daw’r Rheoliadau hyn i rym drannoeth y diwrnod y’u gwneir.

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Mae’r Rheoliadau hyn yn rhychwantu Cymru a Lloegr.

Diwygio Deddf Diogelu’r Amgylchedd 19902

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Mae Rhan II o Ddeddf Diogelu’r Amgylchedd 1990 (Gwastraff ar Dir)4 wedi ei diwygio fel a ganlyn.

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Ar ôl adran 33ZA (hysbysiadau cosb benodedig am fynd yn groes i adran 33(1)(a): Lloegr) mewnosoder—

33ZBFixed penalty notices for contravention of section 33(1)(a): Wales
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Where an authorised officer of a Welsh waste collection authority has reason to believe that a person has committed a waste deposit offence in the area of the authority, the officer may give the person a notice under this section in respect of the offence.
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In subsection (1), “waste deposit offence” means an offence under section 33 in respect of a contravention of subsection (1)(a) of that section.
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A notice under this section is a notice offering the opportunity of discharging any liability to conviction for the offence to which it relates by payment of a fixed penalty.
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Where a person is given a notice under this section in respect of an offence—
a
no proceedings may be instituted for the offence before the end of the period of 14 days following the date of the notice, and
b
the person may not be convicted of the offence if the person pays the fixed penalty before the end of that period.
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A notice under this section must give such particulars of the circumstances alleged to constitute the offence as are necessary for giving reasonable information about the offence and must state—
a
the period during which, by virtue of subsection (4)(a), proceedings will not be taken for the offence,
b
the amount of the fixed penalty, and
c
the person to whom and the address at which the fixed penalty may be paid.
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If an authorised officer proposes to give a person a notice under this section, the officer may require the person to give the person’s name and address.
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It is an offence to—
a
fail to give a name or address when required to do so under subsection (6), or
b
give a false or inaccurate name or address in response to a requirement under that subsection.
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A person guilty of an offence under subsection (7) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
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The fixed penalty payable in pursuance of a notice under this section—
a
is an amount not less than £150 and not more than £400, as specified by the Welsh waste collection authority whose authorised officer gave the notice, or
b
if no amount is specified by that authority, is £200.
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A Welsh waste collection authority to whom a fixed penalty is payable pursuant to a notice under this section may make provision for treating the fixed penalty as having been paid if a lesser amount of not less than £120 is paid before the end of the period of 10 days following the date of the notice.
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In any proceedings, a certificate which—
a
purports to be signed by or on behalf of the chief finance officer of a Welsh waste collection authority to whom a fixed penalty is payable pursuant to a notice under this section, and
b
states that the payment of a fixed penalty was or was not received by a date specified in the certificate,
is evidence of the facts stated.
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In this section—
“authorised officer” in relation to a Welsh waste collection authority, means—
a
an employee of the authority who is authorised in writing by the authority for the purposes of giving notices under this section;
b
a person who, in pursuance of arrangements made with the authority, has the function of giving such notices and is authorised in writing by the authority to perform that function;
c
an employee of such a person who is authorised in writing by the authority for the purpose of giving such notices;
“chief finance officer”, in relation to a Welsh waste collection authority, means the person having responsibility for the financial affairs of the authority;
“Welsh waste collection authority” means a waste collection authority whose area is in Wales.

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Yn adran 73A (defnyddio derbyniadau cosb benodedig)5, yn is-adran (2) ar ôl “33ZA,” mewnosoder “33ZB,”.

Lesley GriffithsYsgrifennydd y Cabinet dros yr Amgylchedd a Materion Gwledig, un o Weinidogion Cymru24 Hydref 2017

NODYN ESBONIADOL

(Nid yw’r nodyn hwn yn rhan o’r Rheoliadau)

Mae’r Rheoliadau hyn yn mewnosod adran newydd 33ZB yn Rhan II (Gwastraff ar Dir) o Ddeddf Diogelu’r Amgylchedd 1990 (p. 43) (“y Ddeddf”) er mwyn galluogi swyddog awdurdodedig o awdurdod casglu gwastraff yng Nghymru i ddyroddi hysbysiad cosb benodedig am fynd yn groes i adran 33(1)(a) o’r Ddeddf yn ardal yr awdurdod.

Mae adran 33(1)(a), yn ddarostyngedig i esemptiadau penodol, yn gwahardd dyddodi gwastraff a reolir neu wastraff echdynnol yn neu ar unrhyw dir ac eithrio yn unol â thrwydded amgylcheddol. Mae mynd yn groes i’r adran honno yn drosedd.

Mae adran 33ZB yn caniatáu i awdurdod casglu gwastraff yng Nghymru bennu cosb benodedig heb fod yn llai na £150 a heb fod yn fwy na £400. Os na fydd yr awdurdod casglu gwastraff yn pennu swm, swm y gosb benodedig fydd £200. Caiff awdurdod casglu gwastraff yng Nghymru hefyd wneud darpariaeth ar gyfer gostyngiad am dalu cosb benodedig yn gynnar.

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