Explanatory note

These Regulations amend the Waste Management Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 by substituting definitions from Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on Waste (OJ No. L312, 22/11/2008, p.3)(the Waste Framework Directive) and inserting a reference to Directive 2012/19/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (OJ No. L197, 24.7.2012, p.38) (the WEEE Directive).

They substitute conditions of site licences for the storage and treatment of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (“WEEE”) together with exemptions from the permit requirements of the WEEE Directive.

Regulation 2 substitutes the definitions as reflected in Article 3 of the Waste Framework Directive.

Regulation 3 substitutes the conditions of site licenses for the storage or treatment of WEEE in accordance with Article 8 and Annexes VII and VIII of the WEEE Directive.

Regulation 4 substitutes the technical requirements specified in Annex VIII of the WEEE Directive in relation to exemptions from waste management licensing.

Copies of a full Regulatory Impact Assessment in relation to these Regulations can be obtained from Environmental Policy Division, 44-58 May Street, Town Parks, Belfast BT1 4JJ.