The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2013

This draft Statutory Instrument has been laid in consequence of a defect in S.I. 2012/3082 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.

Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 1972 and section 93(10) of the Environment Act 1995 for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.

Draft Statutory Instruments

2013 No. XXXX

Environmental Protection

The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2013

Made

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Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(b)

These Regulations are made by the Secretary of State as respects England, Scotland(1) and Wales(2) in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(3) and sections 93 to 95 of the Environment Act 1995(4).

These Regulations implement Article 6(1) of European Parliament and Council Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste(5) (“Packaging Waste Directive”) and section 93(3)(a) of the Environment Act 1995 applies.

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations—

(a) after consultation in accordance with section 93(2) of the Environment Act 1995;

(b) having regard to the matters specified in section 93(6), as required by section 93(5) of that Act; and

(c) in accordance with the duty in section 93(7) of that Act.

A draft of these Regulations has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament in accordance with paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 1972 and section 93(10) of the Environment Act 1995.

(1)

Under section 57 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46), despite the transfer to Scottish Ministers of functions in relation to implementing obligations under European Union law in respect of devolved matters, the Secretary of State’s function in relation to implementing those obligations continues to be exercisable as regards Scotland. Section 57 is amended by S.I. 2011/1043.

(2)

Under paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32), despite the transfer of the relevant functions of the Secretary of State so far as they are exercisable in relation to Wales to the Welsh Ministers by virtue of article 2 of, and Schedule 1 to, the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672) and section 162 of, and paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to, the Government of Wales Act 2006, the Secretary of State’s function in relation to implementing obligations under European Union law continues to be exercisable as regards Wales. Paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 is amended by S.I. 2011/1043.

(3)

1972 c. 68. Section 2(2) is amended by section 27(1) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51) and by section 3(3) of, and Part 1 of the Schedule to, the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7).

(4)

1995 c. 25. Section 94 is amended by section 3(1)(b) of, and paragraph 6 of Schedule 2 to, the Competition Act 1998 (c. 41) and by S.I. 2000/311, 2004/1261 and 2011/1043.

(5)

OJ No L 365, 31.12.1994, p 10; Article 6 of Directive 94/92/EC was amended by Directive 2004/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ No L 47, 18.2.2004, p 26).