# The Ship Recycling Facilities Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015, Introduction: Introductory text


Environmental Protection
Made 22 April 2015
Coming into operation 18 May 2015
The Department of the Environment makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and by Article 6(6) of the Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 .
The Department has been designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in respect of measures relating to the prevention, reduction and elimination of pollution caused by waste and in relation to the environment.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/229/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/ship-recycling-facilities-regulations-northern-ireland-2015/introduction
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