2012 No. 3082
The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
Made
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(1)(b).
These Regulations are made by the Secretary of State as respects England, Scotland1 and Wales2 in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of, and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 19723 and sections 93 to 95 of the Environment Act 19954.
These Regulations implement Article 6(1) of Council Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste5 (“Packaging Waste Directive”) and section 93(3)(a) of the Environment Act 1995 applies.
The Secretary of State is a Minister designated 6 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to the environment.
It appears to the Secretary of State that it is expedient for the reference to Article 6(1) of the Packaging Waste Directive to be construed as a reference to that provision as amended from time to time.
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations—
after consultation in accordance with section 93(2) of the Environment Act 1995;
having regard to the matters specified in section 93(6), as required by section 93(5) of that Act; and
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 section 93(10) of the Environment Act 1995.