In Part 3 of the Bill, we are making a number of important amendments to the Waste Management Acts. Despite the obligation under the 1996 Act to make waste management plans, it was not until the Waste Management (Amendment) Act 2001 was enacted that proposed regional waste management plans were finally adopted. The Act provided that the making of such plans would be an executive function and that the variation and replacement of plans would remain a reserved function subject to the consent of the relevant city or county manager over an interim period of four years. The focus of local authority efforts since 2001 should have been to ensure the rapid and efficient delivery of the improved services and infrastructure provided for in the plans. To be fair to most authorities, good progress is being made. However, some councils are already seeking to review and amend plans, essentially to unpick their provisions for an integrated waste management infrastructure.