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Bill
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To
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Make further provision
regarding the collection, composting, minimisation and
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recycling of municipal waste; and for
connected purposes.
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Be
it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and
with the advice and
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consent of the Lords Spiritual and
Temporal, and Commons, in this present
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Parliament assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:—
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1 Duties
of the Secretary of State
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(1) The
Secretary of State shall within 6 months of this Act coming into force
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publish in a report to Parliament the
policies that in his opinion will ensure
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that, by 31 December 2010, 50 per cent
of municipal waste in the United
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Kingdom is recycled or composted.
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(2) The
appropriate authority shall within 6 months of this Act coming into force
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set new recycling and composting rates
for waste collection and disposal
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authorities to ensure that the target
for municipal waste referred to in
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subsection (1) is met.
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(3) In
deciding how to meet the objective in subsection (1), the Secretary of
State
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shall consult with the Northern Ireland
Executive, the Scottish Executive and
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the National Assembly for Wales, and
shall take account of their responses.
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2 Duties
on Local Authorities
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(1) Waste
disposal authorities and waste collection authorities shall publish a
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sustainable waste strategy within 1
year of the Act coming into force.
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(2) Strategies
published under subsection 1 shall set out policies—
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(a) to
promote minimisation, reuse and recycling of waste to secure a
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sustainable waste policy; and
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(b) to
enable all householders to dispose of waste sustainably, with specific
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reference to provision of services at
or near the home.
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(3) Every
year waste disposal authorities and waste collection authorities shall
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publish in a report—
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(a) the
volume of waste collected, composted and recycled; and
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(b) the
number and percentage of homes in their area from which there is
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a separate collection of recyclable
waste.
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(4) In
preparing strategies and reviews, waste disposal authorities and waste
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collection authorities shall—
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(a) have
regard to any guidance issued by the Secretary of State; and
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(b) consult
with householders and businesses in their authority.
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(5) Waste
disposal authorities and waste collection authorities may amend their
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sustainable waste strategies as they
see fit.
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3 Power
of Direction for Waste Disposal Authorities
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The following shall be inserted after section
48(1) of the Environmental
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Protection Act 1990 (c.43) (Duties of waste
collection authorities as respects
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disposal of waste collected)—
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“(1A)
A waste collection authority shall collect waste in a manner which will
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facilitate reprocessing or recycling as the
relevant waste disposal authority
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may direct.”
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4 Definitions
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In this Act—
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“waste”
, “waste disposal authorities” and “waste collection
authorities”
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have the
same meaning as in section 30 of the Control of Pollution Act
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1974.
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“sustainable”
means capable of being maintained with minimal damage
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to the environment
or use of resources that cannot be replaced, and
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“sustainably”
shall be construed accordingly.
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“appropriate
authority” means—
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(a) as
respects England, the Secretary of State, and
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(b) as
respects Wales, the National Assembly for Wales.
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5 Money
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Expenditure
of the Secretary of State in consequence of this Act shall be paid out
of
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money
provided by Parliament.
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6 Short
title and extent
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(1) This
Act may be cited as the Municipal Waste Recycling Act 2003.
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(2) Section
1 (1) of this Act extends to the United Kingdom.
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(3) The
remainder of this Act extends to England and Wales only.
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