# The Waste Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011, Regulation 14: Public participation in waste prevention programmes

Extent: N.I.

(1) Regulations 15 and 16 apply to the modification of a waste prevention programme as they apply to the preparation of such a programme.
(2) Regulations 15 and 16 do not apply to a waste prevention programme—
(a) designed for the sole purpose of serving national defence or taken in case of civil emergencies;
(b) for which a public participation procedure is carried out under the Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004;
(c) containing only provision relating to separation collection of waste, bio-waste, re-use, preparing for re-use, recovery and recycling targets;
(3) Steps taken before the coming into operation of these Regulations in relation to a waste prevention programme may be steps for the purposes of regulations 15 and 16.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2011/127/regulation/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/waste-regulations-northern-ireland-2011/regulation-14
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