Waste (Amendment) Regulations, 2014 (L.N. 6 of 2014)

B 17 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA B 17 L.N. 6 of 2014 ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT PLANNING ACT (CAP. 504) Waste (Amendment) Regulations, 2014 IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by articles 61 and 62 of the Environment and Development Planning Act, the Minister for Sustainable Development, the Environment and Climate Change, after consultation with the Malta Environment and Planning Authority, has made the following regulations: Citation. S.L. 504.37 1. The title of these regulations is the Waste (Amendment) Regulations, 2014, and these regulations shall be read and construed as one with the Waste Regulations, hereinafter referred to as "the principal regulations". Substitutes regulation 11 of the principal regulations. 2. Regulation 11 of the principal regulations shall be substituted by the following: "11. The competent authority shall ensure that, where recovery in accordance with paragraph 11 of Schedule 5 is not undertaken, waste undergoes safe disposal operations which meet the provisions laid down in paragraph 3 of Schedule 5 on the protection of human health and the environment.". Amends regulation 16 of the principal regulations. 3. Sub-regulation (3) of regulation 16 of the principal regulations shall be substituted by the following: "(3) Subject to technical and economic feasibility criteria, where hazardous waste has been mixed in a manner contrary to sub-regulation (1), separation shall be carried out where possible and necessary in order to comply with the provisions laid down in paragraph 3 of Schedule 5.". Amends regulation 18 of the principal regulations. 4. Paragraph (b) of sub-regulation (1) of regulation 18 of the principal regulations shall be substituted by the following: "(b) be treated in accordance with paragraphs 2 and 3 of Schedule 5;". Substitutes regulation 30 of the principal regulations. 5. Regulation 30 of the principal regulations shall be substituted by the following: "30. The competent authority shall ensure that the waste management plans and waste prevention programmes are B 18 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA B 18 evaluated at least every sixth year and revised as appropriate and, where relevant, in accordance with Schedule 5 and other community measures.". Amends Schedule 5 to the principal regulations. 6. Part 2 of Schedule 5 to the principal regulations shall be amended as follows: (a) sub-paragraph (c) of paragraph 6 thereof shall be substituted by the following: "(c) an assessment of the need for new collection schemes, the closure of existing waste installations, additional waste installation infrastructure in accordance with paragraph 4 of this Schedule, and, if necessary, the investments related thereto;"; and (b) paragraph 13 thereof shall be substituted by the following: "13. Cooperation as appropriate with other competent authorities and Member States concerned and the Commission to draw up the waste management plans and the waste prevention programmes in accordance with regulations 28 and 29.". Ippubblikat mid-Dipartiment tal-Informazzjoni (doi.gov.mt) — Valletta — Published by the Department of Information (doi.gov.mt) — Valletta Mitbugħ fl-Istamperija tal-Gvern fuq karta riċiklata — Printed at the Government Printing Press on recycled paper Prezz/Price €0.18