These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2 of the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999.

Regulation 2 makes amendments to section 57 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 to extend existing powers to require holders of waste management licences to accept, keep or dispose of waste to waste operators holding other types of environmental permit.

No Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment has been prepared in relation to these Regulations, as no impact upon business, charities or voluntary bodies is foreseen.