Regulation 113 Powers of entry etc: Northern Ireland

(1)

A person who appears suitable to DAERA may, for the purposes of DAERA’s functions under these Regulations, be authorised in writing by DAERA to exercise the powers specified in paragraph (2).

(2)

The powers specified in this paragraph are powers corresponding to those set out in Article 72(2)(a) to (k) of the Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997^f1 (“the 1997 Order”).

(3)

In relation to the exercise of powers conferred under paragraph (1), provisions corresponding to the following provisions of the 1997 Order apply—

(a)

Article 72(4), (5), (9) and (10); and

(b)

paragraphs 2 to 5 of Schedule 4.

(4)

For the purposes of this regulation, the 1997 Order is to be read with the modifications in paragraph 2 of Schedule 12.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 1997/2778 (N.I. 19). Section 72 has been amended by section 11(2) of, and Schedule 2 to, the Waste and Contaminated Land (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 5) and by S.I. 2007/611 (N.I. 3), There are other amendments to section 72 which are not relevant.