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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/waste-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2016/regulation-6",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2016/95",
  "legislation_title": "The Waste (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/waste-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2016",
  "path": "regulation/6",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Amendment of the Marine Licensing (Exempted Activities) Order (Northern Ireland) 2011",
  "text": "(1) The Marine Licensing (Exempted Activities) Order (Northern Ireland) 2011 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3)—\n(2) In Article 3(1)—\n(a) For the definition of “the Waste Framework Directive” substitute—\n““the Waste Directive” means Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste, as amended by Commission Directive (EU) 2015/1127;”.\n(b) Insert the following definition in the appropriate alphabetical order—\n““Commission Directive (EU) 2015/1127” means Commission Directive (EU) 2015/1127 of 10th July 2015 amending Annex II to Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and the Council on waste and repealing certain Directives;”.\n(3) In Article 5 paragraph 7(b) for the definition of “recovery” substitute—\n““recovery” means any operation the principal result of which is the waste serving a useful purpose by replacing other materials which would otherwise have been used to fulfil a particular function, or waste being prepared for that function, in the plant or in the wider economy. Annex II to the Directive, as amended by Commission Directive (EU) 2015/1127, sets out a non-exhaustive list of recovery operations; and”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.R. 2011 No. 78"
    }
  ],
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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