PART 1

GENERAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION

General environmental rules
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1
General environmental rules specified in, or made under, the regulations under section 2 pursuant to paragraph 4(3)(c) of Schedule 1 may—
a
impose conditions or requirements;
b
prescribe standards or objectives to be complied with or achieved; or
c
require standards or objectives specified in or under other statutory provisions to be complied with or achieved.
2
Before making any general environmental rules in accordance with a procedure specified under paragraph 4(5) of Schedule 1, the Department must—
a
publish a draft of the proposed rules;
b
publicise the opportunity to make representations about the proposed rules under subsection (3) in such manner as the Department thinks fit; and
c
make copies of the proposed rules available for public inspection for such period, which must be at least 28 days, as the Department may determine.
3
Any person who wishes to make a representation about the proposed rules to the Department may do so within the period determined under subsection (2)(c).
4
The Department must, in making the rules, have regard to any representations on the proposed rules received by it within that period.