# The Waste (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016, Regulation 7: Amendment of the Waste Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011


(1) The Waste Regulations (Northern Ireland 2011 are amended in accordance with paragraph (2)—
(2) In regulation 9 (Interpretation of Part 3) in paragraph (1)—
(a) Insert in the appropriate alphabetical order—
““Commission Directive (EU) 2015/1127 of 10th July 2015 amending Annex II to Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste and repealing certain Directives;”.
(b) For the definition of “recovery” substitute—
““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;”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2016/95/regulation/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/waste-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2016/regulation-7
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