Introductory text

Environmental Protection

Made 3rd March 2009

Coming into operation- 31st March 2009

The Department of the Environment, being a Department designated^f1for 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 of water, the prevention, reduction and elimination of pollution caused by waste, and the regulation and control of the transit, import and export of waste (including recyclable materials), in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 2(2) of that Act and Articles 2(2), 2(3) and 4(3) of the Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997^f3 (having in particular had regard in exercising its power under Article 4(3) of that Order to the matters specified in Article 4(4) of that Order), hereby makes the following Regulations: