Introductory text

Environmental Protection

Made 12th March 2012

Coming into operation 9th April 2012

The Department of the Environment, being a Department designated^f1 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972^f2 in relation to measures relating to the prevention, reduction and elimination of pollution caused by waste, makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 2(2) of that Act and Article 39(2) and (3) of the Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997^f3.