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 refers to Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives (OJ No. L 312, 22.11.2008, p. 3) (“the Waste Framework Directive”).
The Waste Framework Directive was amended by Council Regulation (EU) 2017/997 of 8 June 2017 amending Annex III to Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the hazardous property HP 14 ‘Ecotoxic’ (OJ No. L 150, 14.6.2017, p. 1).
Article 2 of this Order amends the definition of the Waste Framework Directive in article 3 of the 2011 Order to refer to that Directive as last amended by Council Regulation (EU) 2017/997.
Article 3 revokes the Marine Licensing (Exempted Activities) (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2016.
The Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of regulatory impact assessments for subordinate legislation was considered in relation to this Order. As a result, it was not considered necessary to carry out a regulatory impact assessment as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with this Order.