Section 5 Monitoring and auditing compliance with targets

(1)

The Welsh Ministers may make provision by regulations–

(a)

about how compliance with any relevant target is to be assessed;

(b)

about arrangements for monitoring and auditing compliance with any relevant target;

(c)

conferring powers of entry and inspection in connection with such monitoring and auditing for persons authorised by the Welsh Ministers;

(d)

requiring the maintenance of records by a local authority in connection with relevant targets;

(e)

requiring the provision of information by a local authority to specified persons in a specified form or manner in connection with relevant targets;

(f)

requiring the publication of information in connection with relevant targets;

(g)

imposing liability on a local authority to pay a penalty if it fails to comply with a requirement in regulations under any of paragraphs (b) to (f).

(2)

In this section, “relevant targets” are–

(a)

the recycling, preparation for re-use and composting targets under section 3;

(b)

any waste targets under section 4(1)(a).