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Waste Minimisation Act 2008

Responsibilities of territorial authorities in relation to waste management and minimisation - Review of waste management and minimisation plans

50: Review of waste management and minimisation plan

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"Checking and updating the plan to reduce and manage waste"

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When you are part of a territorial authority, you must review your waste management and minimisation plan by 1 July 2012. You then need to review it again every 6 years after that. You have to make an assessment under section 51 before you start your review. After your review, if you think your plan needs to be changed or replaced, you must follow the rules in section 44, but if you think it is fine as it is, you need to use a special consultative procedure set out in section 83 of the Local Government Act 2002 and notify the assessment with the statement of proposal.

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Part 4Responsibilities of territorial authorities in relation to waste management and minimisation
Review of waste management and minimisation plans

50Review of waste management and minimisation plan

  1. A territorial authority must review its waste management and minimisation plan—

  2. not later than 1 July 2012; and
    1. then at intervals of not more than 6 years after the last review.

      1. Before conducting a review, the territorial authority must make an assessment under section 51.

      2. If, after the review, the territorial authority considers that the plan—

      3. should be amended or revoked and a new plan substituted, it must act under section 44:
        1. should continue without amendment, it must use the special consultative procedure set out in section 83 of the Local Government Act 2002 and, in doing so, notify the assessment with the statement of proposal.