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The Waste and Contaminated Land (1997 Order) (Commencement No. 6) Order (Northern Ireland) 2002

S.R. 2002/185 · Made 17 May 2002

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Made 17th May 2002

The Minister of the Environment, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by Article 1(2) of the Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997f1, and paragraph 11(2) of Schedule 12 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998f2 and of every other power enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

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Footnotes

f1

S.I. 1997/2778 (N.I. 19)

f2

1998 c. 47.

Contents

  1. 1Citation
  2. 2Appointed Day
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation

This Order may be cited as the Waste and Contaminated Land (1997 Order) (Commencement No. 6) Order (Northern Ireland) 2002.

2Appointed Day

Article 5 of the Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997, in so far as it is not already in operation shall come into operation on 3rd June 2002.

Signature

L.S.

Dermot Nesbitt

Minister of the Environment

Dated this 17th day of May 2002.

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order.)

This Order brings into operation on 3rd June 2002 Article 5 of the Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 which imposes a duty of care on anyone who imports, produces, carries, keeps, treats or disposes of controlled waste or, as a broker, has control of such waste and which enables the Department to make regulations in relation to the duty of care and issue a code of practice for the purpose of providing practical guidance on how to discharge the duty.