Introductory text

Environmental Protection

Made 16th November 2016

Coming into operation 16th December 2016

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, 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 and in relation to measures relating to the environment, makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 2(2) of that Act and Articles 39(2) and (3) of the Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997^f3.