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  "legislation": "nisr/2003/493",
  "legislation_title": "The Waste Management Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003",
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  "text": "The offences to be regarded as prescribed offences for the purposes of Article 3(3)(a) of the 1997 Order are listed in Tables 1-3—\nTable 1\nRelevant Environmental Offences\nNumber\nOffence(s)\n1.\nArticles 33(4) and 36(1) of and paragraph 9 of Schedule 5, paragraph 5(a) and paragraph 9(2) of Schedule 6 and Part 1, paragraph 14(5) of Schedule 7 to the Drainage (Northern Ireland) Order 1973\n2.\nArticles 29(1) and 72(3) of the Pollution Control and Local Government (Northern Ireland) Order 1978\n3.\nArticles 4(6), 5(8), 5E(7), 5E(9), 6(7), 12(12), 12(13), 15(5A), 18(1), 18(2), 21(6), 22(6), 27(5), 28(5), 29(3), 31(2), 38(1), 42(4), 44(2), 74(1), 74(2) and 74(3) of the Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997\n4.\nArticles 7(1), 7(4), 12(3), 19(1), 28(3) and 29 of the Water (Northern Ireland) Order 1999\n5.\nRegulations 12(1), 12(2), 12(3) and 12(4) of the Environmental Protection (Disposal of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Other Dangerous Substances) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000\n6.\nArticles 20(1), 20(2) and 20(3) of the Environment (Northern Ireland) Order 2002\n7.\nRegulation 12 of the Control of Pollution (Silage, Slurry and Agricultural Fuel Oil) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003\n8.\nRegulations 31, 42(1) and 42(2) of the End of Life Vehicles Regulations 2003\n9.\nRegulations 18(1) and 22(1) of and paragraphs 12(1), 12(2), 14(5), 14(7) and 14(8) of Part 1 of Schedule 3 to the Waste Management Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003\n10.\nRegulation 17(1) of the Landfill Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003\n11.\nRegulations 43(1), 43(4) and 43(5) of the Hazardous Waste Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005\n12.\nRegulation 6(1) of the Radioactive Contaminated Land Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006\n13.\nRegulations 18(10), 24(1) and 24(2) of the Environmental Impact Assessment (Forestry) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006\n14.\nRegulations 40(1), 40(3), 40(4), 40(5), 40(6), 40(7) and 40(8) of the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007\n15.\nRegulations 17, 18, 19(2), 21, 22(2), 23, 24(2), 25, 26, 31, 32(2), 36, 37(2), 38(2), 38(3), 38(4), 39(2), 40(2), 41(2), 42(2), 43, 44(2), 45(2), 52(1), 53, 54, 55 and 57 of the Transfrontier Shipment of Waste Regulations 2007\n16.\nRegulation 30(1) of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Sewage from Ships) Regulations 2020\n16a.\nRegulation 21(1) of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Garbage from Ships) Regulations 2020\n17.\nRegulations 89(1), 89(2), 89(3), 89(4), 89(5) and 89(6) of the Waste Batteries and Accumulators Regulations 2009\n18.\nRegulations 9(3), 10(3), 17(4), 26(14) and 27 of the Environmental Liability (Prevention and Remediation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009\n19.\nRegulations 19(1), 24(3) and 25(3) of the Groundwater Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009\n20.\nSection 85(1) of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009\n21.\nRegulation 24 of the Waste Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011\n22.\nSections 42(6), 43(5), 76(9), 85(1), 85(5), 103(1), 109(3), 117(1), 126(1), 126(3), 127(1), 134(1), 134(5), 137(1), 146(9), 147(2), 149(5), 150(12), 152(9), 168(1), 168(6), 172(1), 175(2), 178(2), 178(5), 237(2), 237(3) and 240(3) of the Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011\n23.\nRegulations 82(6), 89(10), 90(1), 90(2), 90(3), 90(4), 90(5), 90(6), 90(7), 90(8) and 90(9) of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2013\n24.\nSections 32(1) and 33(1) of the Marine Act (Northern Ireland) 2013\n25.\nRegulation 36(1) of the Pollution, Prevention and Control (Industrial Emissions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013\n26.\nRegulations 30(1), 30(2), 30(3), 30(5) and 30(6) of the Nitrates Action Programme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014\nTable 2\nRelevant Financial Offences\nNumber\nOffence(s)\n1.\nSections 24(5), 50(2), 50(3), 50(6), 64(7), 67(1), 67(3), 68(2), 68A(1), 100(1), 100(3), 129(3), 136(1), 136(1A), 159(6), 167(1), 167(3), 168(1), 170(1), 170(2) and 170B of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979\n2.\nSections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5(1), 5(2), 5(3), 5(4), 14, 15, 16(1), 16(2), 17(1), 17(2), 18(1) and 19(1) of the Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981\n3.\nParagraphs 15(1), 15(3), 15(4), 15(5), 15(6) and 15(7) of Part IV of Schedule 5 to the Finance Act 1996\n4.\nSections 1(1), 6(1), 7(1), 9(1) and 11(1) of the Fraud Act 2006\nTable 3\nOther Relevant Offences\nNumber\nOffence(s)\n1.\nSection 114 of the Public Health Act 1878\n2.\nSections 1(1), 8(1), 9(1), 10(1), 11(1), 17(1), 18(1), 21(1) and 23A(1) of the Theft Act (Northern Ireland) 1969\n3.\nSections 4, 6, 8, 9, 11(2), 19, 20 and 23(4) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971\n4.\nSections 24(1), 24A(1), 25(1), 25A(1), 25B(1), 26(1), 26A(3), 26B(1), 26B(2) and 27 of the Immigration Act 1971\n5.\nSections 98(3) and 98(4) of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972\n6.\nArticle 31(1) of the Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978\n7.\nArticles 3, 9(13), 11A(1), 15B(11), 19G(4), 31E(1), 31E(2), 72(1), 72(2), 73A(4), 81(1), 82(3), 86(1), 90(4), 91A(1), 95(2), 96(2), 97(3), 168A(1), 172(1), 172B, 174(2), 175(2), 180(1) and 180(4) of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981\n8.\nSections 49(1), 49(2), 50(1), 51(1), 52(1), 53(1), 53(2), 53(3) and 58(1) of the Drug Trafficking Act 1994\n9.\nArticles 30(4), 31(1), 47(1), 47(2), 53 and 54(1) of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1996\n10.\nArticle 26A(8) of the Juries (Northern Ireland) Order 1996\n11.\nSections 69A(8) and 69C(10) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998\n12.\nSections 11(1), 12(1), 12(2), 12(3), 13(1), 15(1), 15(2), 15(3), 16, 17, 18(1), 19(2), 21A(1), 21D(1), 21D(3), 54(1), 54(2), 54(3), 56(1), 57(1), 58(1), 58A(1), 60(1), 62(1), 63(1), 63A(1), 63B(1), 63C(1), 63D(1), 63D(3), 87(6), 89(2), 93(1), 94(2), 94(3), 95(4), 96(3), 103(1) and 116(3) of and paragraphs 3(7), 14(1), 15(4), 16(3), 19(7), 20(6) and 32(3) of Schedule 5, paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 6, paragraph 18(1) of Schedule 7 and paragraphs 2, 3(1), 4(1), 6(3), 15(1) and 16(3) of Schedule 13 to the Terrorism Act 2000\n13.\nSections 327(1), 328(1), 329(1), 330(1), 331(1) and 332(1) of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002\n14.\nArticles 3(1), 3(2), 6(6), 10(3), 13(2), 15(10), 16(2), 21(4), 24(1), 27(6), 30(1), 35(9), 36(3), 37(4), 38(7), 39(3), 40(4), 41(5), 42(4), 43(5), 44(6), 45(1), 45(2), 45(5), 48(4), 49(5), 51(2), 52(4), 53(5), 54(2), 55(5), 56(3), 58(2), 59(2), 60(1), 61, 62, 63(6), 63(8), 64(1), 65, 66, 67(1), 67(3), 72(2)(c) and 73(1) of the Firearms (Northern Ireland) Order 2004\n15.\nSections 21(3), 26(2), 31(1), 32(2) and 32(3) of and paragraphs 4, 5, 6 and 8(3) of Schedule 6 to the Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007\n16.\nSections 25(1), 44(1), 45 and 46(1) of the Serious Crime Act 2007\n17.\nSections 1(7), 5(2), 9(3), 9(4), 11(2)(a), 16(1), 17(1), 28 and 45(6) of the Transport Act (Northern Ireland) 2011\n18.\nSections 1(3), 8(9), 10(5), 11(4), 11(7), 12(4), 15(4), 16(13) and 17(1) of and paragraph 5 of Schedule 1 and paragraphs 9(1) and 9(5) of Schedule 2 to the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013\n19.\nRegulations 19 and 20(1) of the Animal By-Products (Enforcement) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015\n20.\nSections 1(1), 2(1), 2(7) and 4(1) of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Criminal Justice and Support for Victims) Act (Northern Ireland) 2015",
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 6 substituted (1.11.2017) by The Waste Management Licensing (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 (S.R. 2017/202), regs. 1, 2"
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      "type": "F",
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      "text": "Words in Sch. 6 para. 1 Table 1 substituted (22.7.2020) by The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Sewage from Ships) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/620), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 1(a)"
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      "text": "Words in Sch. 6 para. 1 Table 1 inserted (22.7.2020) by The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Sewage from Ships) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/620), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 1(b)"
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