10 February 2011
9.The following table sets out the dates of the Hansard reports for each stage of the Act’s passage through the Assembly.
| STAGE | DATE |
|---|---|
| Introduction of the Act to the Committee for the Environment | 15 October 2009 |
| Introduction to the Assembly | 22 March 2010 |
| Second Stage Debate | 13 April 2010 |
| Committee Stage – Departmental briefing. Evidence from arc21 | 10 June 2010 |
| Committee Stage - evidence from Banbridge District Council, the Southern Waste Management Partnership (SWaMP2oo8) and the Northern Ireland Local Government Association (NILGA) | 24 June 2010 |
| Committee Stage – evidence from the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) | 16 September 2010 |
| Committee Stage - Departmental briefing | 23 September 2010 |
| Committee Stage – consideration of sections 1 to 14 and Schedules 1 and 2. Sections 1, 5 and 8 referred for further consideration | 28 September 2010 |
| Committee Stage - consideration of sections 1, 5 and 8 | 21 October 2010 |
| Committee's report on the Act - Report number 06/10/11R | 4 November 2010 |
| Consideration Stage in the Assembly | 15 December 2010 |
| Further Consideration Stage | 17 January 2011 |
| Final Stage | 25 January 2011 |
| Royal Assent | 10 February 2011 |