Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972^f1 in order to ensure that the requirements of the revised Waste Framework Directive^f2 have been met.

Part 2 makes amendments to primary legislation in order to ensure that the requirements of the revised Waste Framework Directive have been met.

Part 3 makes amendments to subordinate legislation in order to ensure that the requirements of the revised Waste Framework Directive have been met.

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Footnotes

f1: 1972 c. 68. 1972 c. 68. Section 2(2) was amended by section 27(1) of the Legislative and regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51) and section 3(3) or, and Part 1 of the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7) and is prospectively repealed by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c.16), section 1.
f2: OJ No L 312 22.11.2008