Landfill Allowances Scheme (Wales) Regulations 2004 (S.I. No. 1490 (W.155)).

These Regulations supplement the Waste and Emissions Trading Act 2003, by making detailed provision for the monitoring and enforcement of the landfill allowances allocated to waste disposal authorities under the Act. Part 1 of the Regulations includes provisions on citation, commencement and application; interpretation; notices, notifications and submissions of forms; and electronic registers and forms. Part 2 concerns monitoring. Regulation 5 appoints the Environment Agency as the monitoring authority for Wales. Regulation 6 imposes obligations on waste disposal authorities to keep detailed records on waste collection and the amount of waste sent to landfills; to make returns to the Agency; and to make other information available to the Agency on written notice. Regulation 7 imposes obligations on operators of landfills to keep detailed records concerning waste accepted at landfills; to make returns to the Agency; and to make other information available to the Agency. Regulation 8 established a percent of the amount of biodegradable waste in an amount of collected municipal waste. Regulation 9 obliges the Agency to determine the amount of biodegradable municipal waste sent to landfills by each waste disposal authority. Part 3 concerns registers. Regulation 10 requires the Agency to establish and maintain a landfill allowances register. Regulation 11 obliges the Assembly to establish and maintain a penalties register. Regulation 12 obliges the Agency and the Assembly to ensure that the registers for which they are responsible are made available to the public. Part 4 concerns penalties. Part 5 concerns guidance. Regulation 16 makes provision for guidance to waste disposal authorities.