There are currently no known outstanding effects for The Waste (Materials Facilities) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025, Introductory Text.
Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
Environmental Protection
Made
6th February 2025
Coming into operation
1st April 2025
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 6(6) of the Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997(1) and Article 4(1) and (3) of the Environment (Northern Ireland) Order 2002(2) and now vested in it(3).
In accordance with Article 4(4) of the Environment (Northern Ireland) Order 2002, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs 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. 2002/3153.
The Department of the Environment was dissolved by Section 1(9) of the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 and, by virtue of Article 8(1)(c) of the Departments (Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016, its functions for the purposes of these Regulations were transferred to the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs.
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