Statutory Instruments
2002 No. 732
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, ENGLAND
The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2002
Made
18th March 2002
Laid before Parliament
20th March 2002
Coming into force
21st March 2002
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by sections 93 and 94(1)(c) of the Environment Act 1995( 1 ) and all other powers enabling her in that behalf, after consultation in accordance with section 93(2) of that Act, and being satisfied as to the matters specified in section 93(6) as required by section 93(3) of that Act, hereby makes the following Regulations:
Citation, commencement and extent
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2002 and shall come into force on the 21st March 2002.
(2) These Regulations extend to England only.
Amendment of the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 1997
2. —(1)Schedule 2 (recovery and recycling obligations) to the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 1997( 2 ) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph 4 for “and (c); for any subsequent year, 56%;” substitute
“ (c) for the year 2001, 56%; and (d) for any subsequent year, 59%. ” .
(3) In paragraph 5 for “and (c); for any subsequent year, 18%;”, substitute
“ (c) for the year 2001, 18%; and (d) for any subsequent year, 19%. ” .
Michael Meacher
Minister of State,
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
18th March 2002
1995 c. 25 ; see section 93(8) for the definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations”. The relevant powers of the Secretary of State have been devolved in relation to Scotland to the Scottish Executive by section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46) and in relation to Wales to the National Assembly for Wales by the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672 ).