2016 No. 95

Environmental Protection

The Waste (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

Made

Coming into operation

The Department of the Environment, being designated1 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19722 in relation to measures relating to the prevention, reduction and elimination of pollution caused by waste and in relation to the environment.

The Department of the Environment acting in exercise of the powers conferred upon it by that section and by section 74 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 20093, having had regard to the matters mentioned in section 74(4) and having carried out consultation in accordance with section 74(5) of that Act, makes these Regulations.