The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008

Amendment of the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007

2.—(1) The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In Regulation 2(2) for the definition of the “Waste Directive” substitute “means Council Directive 2006/12/EC on waste;”.

(3) In Regulation 35(3) and (4) and paragraph 1(1) and (3) of Schedule 8 for the phrase “justice of the peace” in each instance where it occurs, substitute “lay magistrate”; and

(4) In paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 8, for the words “the justice” substitute “the lay magistrate”

(5) In Schedule 2 (recovery and recycling obligations)

(a) In paragraph 5(c), for “68%” substitute “72%”.

(b) In paragraph 5(d), for “69%” substitute “73%”.

(c) In paragraph 5(e), for “70%” substitute “74%”.

(6) In paragraph 6, Table 2 (recycling targets) there is substituted—

“Table 2: Recycling targets

Material	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Paper target	66.5	67	67.5	68.5	69.5
Glass target	65	69.5	78	80	81
Aluminium target	29	31	35	38	40
Steel target	56	57.5	68	68.5	69
Plastic target	23	24	26	27	29
Wood target	19.5	20	20.5	21	22”

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S.R. 2007 No.198