S.L. 549.63 Art. 28Waste Management Plans.

(1) The Minister, in consultation with the competent authority and the Agency, shall establish one or more waste management plans, in line with the objectives and the principles set out in regulation 2(2), regulations 4A and 4B, and paragraph 3 of Part

1 of Schedule 5. Such plans shall, alone or in combination, cover all Malta.

(2) The Minister, in consultation with the competent authority and the Agency, shall ensure that the waste management plan or plans:

(a) include a statement of the Ministry’s policies for attaining the objectives and principles specified in regulations 4A and 4B and paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 5; and

(b) include the matters set out in Part 2 of Schedule 5.

(3) The Minister, in consultation with the competent authority and the Agency, shall consider, in particular, whether the matters set out in Part 3 of Schedule 5 should be included in the waste management plans.

(4) The Minister, in consultation with the competent authority and the Agency, shall ensure that the waste management plans conform to the waste planning requirements laid down in regulation 10 of the

Waste Management (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations, to the targets laid down in regulation 10C(2) of these regulations and to the requirements laid down in regulation 5 of the Waste Management (Landfill) Regulations, and for the purposes of litter prevention, to the requirements laid down in regulation 10 of the Marine Policy Framework Regulations and regulation 12 of the Water Policy Framework Regulations.

(5) A statement of policy made before the coming into force of these regulations may be, or form part of, a waste management plan.