The Household Waste Recycling Act 2003 (c. 29) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Background The bill was drafted by Friends of the Earth.
Provisions The act required local authorities to collect 2 types of materials from households, but this included compost.
Further developments It has been suggested that this act should be amended to increase the number of recyclable items that collection authorities must collect from households to at least seven.House of Lords Science and Technology Committee. 6th Report of Session 2007-08: Waste Reduction. Volume II. HL Paper 163-II. The Stationery Office. 2008. Page 445.
Section 5 – Short title, commencement and extent Section 5(2) provides that the act came into force at the end of the period of two months that began on the date on which it was passed. The word "months" means calendar months.The Interpretation Act 1978, section 5 and Schedule 1 The day (that is to say, 30 October 2003) on which the act was passed (that is to say, received royal assent) is included in the period of two months.Hare v Gocher 2 QB 641, 2 All ER 673; Trow v Ind Coope (West Midlands) Ltd 2 QB 899 at 909, 2 All ER 900, CA. This means that the act came into force on 30 December 2003.
References
Halsbury's Statutes
External links The Household Waste Recycling Act 2003, as amended from the National Archives. The Household Waste Recycling Act 2003, as originally enacted from the National Archives.