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2024 No. 639 (C. 40) Environmental Protection The Environment Act 2021 (Commencement No. 9 and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2024 Made 14th May 2024 The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 147(3) and (10) and 148(1) of the Environment Act 2021.
Propose a change(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Environment Act 2021 (Commencement No. 9 and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2024. (2) In these Regulations— “the Act” means the Environment Act 2021; “the 1990 Act” means the Environmental Protection Act 1990; “the 1991 Act” means the Water Industry Act 1991.
Propose a changeThe following provisions of the Act come into force on 17th May 2024— (a) section 57 (separation of waste); (b) sections 74 to 77 (environmental recall of motor vehicles etc); (c) section 81 (reporting on discharges from storm overflows), for the purposes of making regulations under section 141DA of the 1991 Act only; (d) section 82(2) (which relates to the power to make regulations under the 1991 Act), in so far as it is not already in force.
Propose a changeSection 79 (drainage and sewerage management plans) of the Act comes into force on 1st September 2024, so far as relating to undertakers whose areas are wholly or mainly in England.
Propose a changeSection 81 of the Act comes into force on 1st January 2025, for all remaining purposes.
Propose a change(1) Paragraph (2) applies to arrangements for the collection of household waste from domestic premises in England during the period beginning with the coming into force of section 57(4) of the Act and ending on 31st March 2026. (2) Where this paragraph applies, an English waste collection authority— (a) is not required to meet the conditions in section 45A(3) to (8) of the 1990 Act as substituted by section 57(4) of the Act; but (b) must continue to meet the requirement in section 45A(2) of the 1990 Act as that section applied immediately before the coming into force of section 57(4) of the Act. (3) Paragraph (4) applies to arrangements for the collection of household waste from relevant non-domestic premises and relevant industrial or commercial waste from premises in England during the period beginning with the coming into force of section 57(4) of the Act and ending on 31st March 2025. (4) Where this paragraph applies— (a) arrangements for household waste to be collected from relevant non-domestic premises— (i) are not required to meet the conditions in section 45AZA(3) to (7) of the 1990 Act as substituted by section 57(4) of the Act; but (ii) must continue to meet the requirement in section 45A(2) of the 1990 Act as that section applied immediately before the coming into force of section 57(4) of the Act; (b) arrangements for relevant industrial or commercial waste to be collected from premises are not required to meet the conditions in section 45AZB(3) to (7) of the 1990 Act as substituted by section 57(4) of the Act; (c) a person who presents any household waste or relevant industrial or commercial waste from premises for collection is not required to meet the requirements in section 45AZA(8) or 45AZB(8) of the 1990 Act as substituted by section 57(4) of the Act.
Propose a change(1) This regulation applies to an English waste collection authority specified in the first column of the Table in the Schedule, during the period beginning with 1st April 2026 and ending on the date specified in the corresponding entry in the second column of that Table. (2) Where this regulation applies, section 45A of the 1990 Act (England: separate collection of household waste), as substituted by section 57(4) of the Act, has effect as if— (a) in subsection (7), “(e) or” were omitted; (b) subsection (8) were omitted; and (c) in subsection (10), paragraph (e) were omitted. (3) Where this regulation applies, the English waste collection authorities are not required to meet the first condition in section 45A(3) of the 1990 Act in relation to the collection of garden waste where the only other household waste that is to be collected with that garden waste is food waste.
Propose a change(1) This regulation applies to relevant non-domestic premises located in the area of an English waste collection authority specified in the first column of the Table in the Schedule, during the period beginning with 1st April 2025 and ending on the date specified in the corresponding entry in the second column of that Table. (2) Where this regulation applies, section 45AZA of the 1990 Act (England: separate collection of household waste from relevant non-domestic premises), as inserted by section 57(4) of the Act, has effect as if— (a) subsection (7) were omitted; and (b) in subsection (10), paragraph (e) were omitted.
Propose a changeRegulations 6 and 7 Table Waste Collection Authority | Date Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council | 1 June 2026 London Borough of Tower Hamlets | 1 April 2027 Wiltshire Council | 1 August 2027 Ashfield District Council | 1 October 2027 Bassetlaw District Council | 1 October 2027 Broxtowe Borough Council | 1 October 2027 Gedling Borough Council | 1 October 2027 Mansfield District Council | 1 October 2027 Newark and Sherwood District Council | 1 October 2027 Rushcliffe Borough Council | 1 October 2027 The Council of the Borough of Kirklees | 2 April 2028 Nottingham City Council | 1 July 2030 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council | 1 April 2034 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council | 1 April 2034 Manchester City Council | 1 April 2034 Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council | 1 April 2034 Rochdale Borough Council | 1 April 2034 Salford City Council | 1 April 2034 Cumberland Council | 4 June 2034 Westmorland and Furness Council | 4 June 2034 The Council of the City of Wakefield | 25 February 2038 Sheffield City Council` | 1 August 2038 The Borough Council of Gateshead | 1 April 2039 The Council of the Borough of South Tyneside | 1 April 2039 The Council of the City of Sunderland | 1 April 2039 Wigan Borough Council | 1 April 2040 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council | 1 July 2040 City of Doncaster Council | 1 July 2040 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council | 1 July 2040 City of York Council | 1 February 2043 The North Yorkshire Council | 1 February 2043
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