Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Controlled Waste (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 and shall come into operation on 4th October 2003.
(2) In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations” means the Controlled Waste Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002(1).
Amendment of the principal Regulations
2.—(1) Regulations 3, 4, 6 and 8 of the principal Regulations as originally enacted shall be renumbered as Regulations 3(1), 4(1), 6(1) and 8(1).
(2) For paragraphs (3) and (4) of regulation 8 (waste not to be treated as industrial or commercial waste) of the Controlled Waste Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 there shall be substituted –
“(3) Animal by-products which are collected and transported in accordance with Article 6 of the Animal By-Products Order (Northern Ireland) 2002 shall not be treated as industrial waste or commercial waste for the purpose of Article 5 (duty of care, etc as respects waste).
(4) In this regulation “animal by-products” has the same meaning as in Article 2 of the Animal By-Products Order (Northern Ireland) 2002;”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 11th September 2003.
L.S.
Judena Goldring
A Senior Officer of the
Department of the Environment