# The Waste Management Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003, Introduction: Introductory text

Extent: N.I.

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Made 28th November 2003
Coming into operation 19th December 2003
The Department of the Environment, being a Department designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to measures relating to (i) the prevention, reduction and elimination of pollution of water, the prevention, reduction and elimination of pollution caused by waste, the regulation and control of the transit, import and export of waste (including recyclable materials) and (ii) the prevention of waste from vehicles and forms of recovery of end of life vehicles and their components, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 2(2) of that Act, sections 7(1) and(2) and 25(3) of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985, Article 30 of the Industrial Pollution Control (Northern Ireland) Order 1997, Articles 2(2), (3), (4) and (8), 3(3)(a) and (5), 4(3), 6(6), 17(9), 34(1), 38(3)(a), 39 and 77 of the Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (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) and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2003/493/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/waste-management-licensing-regulations-northern-ireland-2003/introduction
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