s 3 Recycling and composting: duty to report to Parliament
After section 47 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (c. 43) there is inserted— Recycling and composting: duty to report to Parliament (47A) (1) Not later than 31st October 2004, the Secretary of State shall lay before each House of Parliament a report of the performance— (a) of each English waste authority in meeting its recycling and composting standards (if any); and (b) of each English waste collection authority towards meeting the requirement imposed by section 45A(2) above. (2) In this section— “ English waste authority ” means a waste collection authority or a waste disposal authority whose area is in England; “ English waste collection authority ” means a waste collection authority whose area is in England; and “ recycling and composting standards ” means, in relation to an English waste authority, such performance standards and performance indicators (if any) as may be specified for that authority in an order made under section 4 of the Local Government Act 1999 in connection with the recycling and composting of household waste.