Article 19C Procedures following public participationF1

Northern Ireland

(1)

Before decisions on the waste management F2plan are made the Department shall take account of any opinions expressed in accordance with Article 19B(1)(d).

(2)

As soon as reasonably practicable after making decisions on the waste management F3plan the Department shall—

(a)

inform the persons or bodies mentioned in Article 19(5)(a) and the public consultees of the matters set out in paragraph (4);

(b)

take such steps as it considers appropriate to bring the matters in paragraph (4) to the attention of the public;

(c)

if it has adopted the waste management F4plan , make a copy of the plan available for inspection by the public at all reasonable times and free of charge.

(3)

Nothing in paragraph (2)(c) requires the Department to provide copies of the adopted waste management F5plan free of charge, but where a charge is made, it shall be of a reasonable amount.

(4)

The matters are—

(a)

the decisions made by the Department on the waste management F6plan ;

(b)

the reasons and considerations upon which those decisions are based; and

(c)

information about the public participation procedures under Article 19B.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Arts. 19A-19C inserted (1.7.2009) by Waste Management Strategy Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 (S.R. 2009/178), reg. 2(5)
F2: Word in art. 19C(1) substituted (16.1.2020) by The Waste Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. 2019/240), regs. 1, 8
F3: Word in art. 19C(2) substituted (16.1.2020) by The Waste Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. 2019/240), regs. 1, 8
F4: Word in art. 19C(2)(c) substituted (16.1.2020) by The Waste Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. 2019/240), regs. 1, 8
F5: Word in art. 19C(3) substituted (16.1.2020) by The Waste Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. 2019/240), regs. 1, 8
F6: Word in art. 19C(4)(a) substituted (16.1.2020) by The Waste Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. 2019/240), regs. 1, 8

Notes on Part II

Modifications

C1: Pt. 2 (arts. 3-48) modified by S.R. 2003/493, Sch. 3 Pt. 1 para. 9 (as substituted (8.4.2011) by Waste Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 (S.R. 2011/127), regs. 1(1), 40 (with reg. 9(2)))
C2: Pt. II modified (30.11.2013) by The Controlled Waste and Duty of Care Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.R. 2013/255), regs. 1(1), 4(1)