The Waste and Contaminated Land (1997 Order) (Commencement No. 4) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999
S.R. 1999/373 · Made 3 September 1999
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Made 3rd September 1999
The Department of the Environment, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Article 1(2) of the Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997f1 and paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Act 1974f2 and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following order:
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
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S.I. 1997/2778 (N.I. 19)
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Contents
- 1Citation and interpretation
- 2Appointed Day
- Signature
- Schedule Provisions of the Order for which 6th October 1999 is appointed as the day of coming into operation
- Explanatory note
1Citation and interpretation
This order may be cited as the Waste and Contaminated Land (1997 Order) (Commencement No. 4) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999.
In this order “the Order” means the Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997.
2Appointed Day
The day appointed for the coming into operation of the provisions of the Order specified in the Schedule shall be 6th October 1999.
Signature
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on
L.S.
R. W. Rogers
Assistant Secretary
3rd September 1999.
Provisions of the Order for which 6th October 1999 is appointed as the day of coming into operation
| Provisions of the Order | Subject Matter |
|---|---|
| Article 2(2) (in so far as it relates to the definitions of “associated works”, “commercial waste”, “industrial waste”, “notice” and “waste disposal contractor”) | Interpretation |
| Article 20 | Collection of controlled waste |
| Article 21 | Receptacles for household waste |
| Article 22 | Receptacles for commercial or industrial waste |
| Article 23 | Waste management plans by a district council |
| Article 25 | Disposal of waste |
| Article 26 | Powers for recycling of waste |
| Article 29 | Interference with waste sites and receptacles |
| Article 44 (to the extent that it is not already in operation) | Obtaining of information |
| Article 45(1), (2) and (3) | Provisions relating to legal procedures |
| Article 46 | Supplementary provisions relating to pipes |
| Article 47(1) (in so far as it relates to “existing disposal plans”) and (4) | Transitional provisions with respect to licences |
| Article 77 | Power to give effect to Community and other international obligations |
| The following repeals in Schedule 6 and Article 83(2) in so far as it relates to those repeals—
| Repeals |
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order.)
This order brings into operation on 6th October 1999 certain provisions of the Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (“the Order”) which relate to the collection, disposal or treatment of controlled waste by District Councils. The order also brings into operation certain miscellaneous provisions of the Order.