EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend regulation 2 of and Schedule 1 to the Controlled Waste (Registration of Carriers and Seizure of Vehicles) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 (the 1999 Regulations). They also amend regulation 2 of the Waste Management Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 (the 2003 Regulations) which prescribes offences which must be taken into account by the Department when determining if a person can be deemed a fit and proper person to hold a waste management licence. The Regulations also introduce a new Schedule 6 to the 2003 Regulations, to provide an updated list of offences that includes environmental, financial and other relevant offences.
In particular, regulation 2 amends the 1999 Regulations.
Regulation 3(2) substitutes regulation 2 of the 2003 Regulations with a new regulation 2.
Regulation 3(3) inserts a new Schedule 6 to the 2003 Regulations.