Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
2009 No. 159
Environmental Protection
The Waste Batteries and Accumulators (Treatment and Disposal) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009
Made
8th April 2009
Coming into operation
20th May 2009
The Department of the Environment was designated(1) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(2) in respect of measures relating to the prevention, reduction and elimination of pollution caused by waste, in relation to batteries and accumulators, and in relation to the environment.
The Department makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and conferred on it by Articles 2(8), 4(3), 6(6) and 30 of the Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997(3) and by Article 4 of the Environment (Northern Ireland) Order 2002(4).
In accordance with Article 4(4) of the Environment (Northern Ireland) Order 2002, the Department has consulted district councils and such bodies or persons appearing to it to be representative of the interests of district councils as it considers appropriate, such bodies or persons appearing to it to be representative of the interests of industry, agriculture and business as it considers appropriate and such other bodies or persons as it considers appropriate.
S.I. 1997/ 2778 (N.I. 19) as amended by S.I. 1998/2795 (N.I. 18), S.I. 1999/662 (N.I. 6), S.I. 2002/3153 (N.I. 7), S.R. 2003 No. 46, S.R. 2004 No. 277, S.R. 2005 No. 300, S.R. 2006 No. 280, S.R. 2006 No. 425, S.I. 2006/3336 (N.I. 21), S.I. 2007/611 (N.I. 3) and S.I. 2007/1711
S.I. 2002/3153 (N.I. 7) as amended by S.I. 2006/3336 (N.I. 21)