Introductory text

Environmental Protection

Made 22nd January 2015

Coming into operation 14th February 2015

The Department of the Environment has been designated^f1 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972^f2 in respect of measures relating to the prevention, reduction and elimination of pollution caused by waste and in relation to the environment.

The Department of the Environment in exercise of powers conferred on it by that section and by Article 6(6) of the Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997^f3, and by Articles 4(1) and 4(3) of the Environment (Northern Ireland) Order 2002^f4 hereby makes the following Regulations.

In accordance with Article 4(4) of the Environment (Northern Ireland) Order 2002, the Department has consulted district councils and such bodies or persons appearing to it to be representative of the interests of district councils as it considers appropriate; such bodies or persons appearing to it to be representative of the interests of industry, agriculture and business as it considers appropriate and such other bodies or persons as it considers appropriate.

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Footnotes

f1: S.I.1992/2870 and S.I.2008/301
f2: 1972 c.68
f3: S.I. 1997/2778 (N.I. 19) as relevantly amended by S.R. 2003 No. 46, S.R. 2004 No. 277, S.R. 2006 No. 280, S.I. 2006/3336 (N.I.21), S.I. 2007/611 (N.I. 3) and S.R. 2011 No. 127
f4: S.I.2002/3153 (N.I. 7) to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations