# The Waste and Emissions Trading Act 2003 (Amendment) Regulations 2011, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Waste and Emissions Trading Act 2003 (c. 33) (“the 2003 Act”). They also amend the Landfill Allowances and Trading Scheme (England) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/3212) (“the 2004 Regulations”) and the Joint Waste Authorities (Proposals) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/105) (“the 2009 Regulations”).
The amendments in Part 2 introduce the term “local authority collected municipal waste” to the 2003 Act. The term is used in provisions relating to the setting up and operation of landfill allowance schemes and is distinguished from the use of the term “municipal waste” (defined in section 21 of the 2003 Act) to describe the waste that must be diverted from landfills under Article 5(2) of Council Directive 1999/31/EC on the landfill of waste (OJ No L 182, 16.7.1999, p 1).
The amendments in Parts 3 and 4 provide for the use of the term “local authority collected municipal waste” in the 2004 Regulations and the 2009 Regulations.
An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/2499/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/waste-and-emissions-trading-act-2003-amendment-regulations-2011/note
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