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Regulation 23 Information sharing

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(1)

Any information held by the designated person or SEPA under these Regulations may be shared with a body listed in paragraph (2) for the purposes set out in paragraph (3).

(2)

The bodies are—

(a)

a responsible authority,

(b)

a public authority,

(c)

a competent authority,

(d)

the scheme administrator.

(3)

The purposes are—

(a)

for a responsible authority, enforcement functions relating to the electronic tracking of waste,

(b)

for a public authority, functions relating to the prevention or management of waste or waste related crime,

(c)

for a competent authority, the law enforcement purposes,

(d)

for the scheme administrator, functions conferred on it by the 2024 Regulations.

(4)

In this regulation—

  • “the 2018 Act” means the Data Protection Act 2018f1,

  • “the 2024 Regulations” means the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations 2024f2,

  • “competent authority” has the same meaning as in section 30(1) of the 2018 Act,

  • “the law enforcement purposes” has the same meaning as in section 31 of the 2018 Act,

  • “public authority” has the same meaning as in section 30(1) of the 2018 Act,

  • “responsible authority” means—

    1. (a)

      the Environment Agency,

    2. (b)

      the Natural Resources Body for Wales,

    3. (c)

      SEPA, or

    4. (d)

      the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland,

  • “the scheme administrator” means the person appointed pursuant to regulation 58 of the 2024 Regulations.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1

2018 c. 12.

f2

S.I. 2024/1332, as relevantly amended by S.I. 2025/1369.