Part 1

Waste
Chapter 1

Waste sent to landfills

Strategies for reducing landfilling of biodegradable waste

Plan for Northern Ireland
20
1
The Department of the Environment must have a plan for reducing—
a
the amount of biodegradable waste from Northern Ireland that goes to landfills, and
b
the amount of biodegradable waste from outside Northern Ireland that goes to landfills in Northern Ireland.
2
The plan required by subsection (1) must (in particular) include measures to achieve the targets specified for Northern Ireland under sections 1 and 2.
3
The measures mentioned in subsection (2) include (in particular) measures to achieve the targets by means of recycling, composting, biogas production, materials recovery or energy recovery.
4
Before formulating policy for the purposes of subsection (1), the Department must—
a
consult the Secretary of State, the Scottish Ministers and the National Assembly for Wales,
b
consult such bodies or persons appearing to it to be representative of the interests of local government as it considers appropriate,
c
consult such bodies or persons appearing to it to be representative of the interests of industry as it considers appropriate, and
d
carry out such public consultation as it considers appropriate.
5
The Department must set out in a statement any policy formulated for the purposes of subsection (1).
6
The Department must, as soon as a statement is prepared for the purposes of subsection (5), send a copy of it to—
a
the Secretary of State,
b
the Scottish Ministers, and
c
the National Assembly for Wales.
7
Where subsection (1) is satisfied by policies set out in a statement prepared before the coming into force of that subsection, it does not matter that the policies were not formulated for the purposes of that subsection.
8
Subsection (4) may be satisfied by consultation before, as well as by consultation after, the coming into force of this section.
S. 20 in force at 17.9.2004 by S.R. 2004/399, art. 2(2)
Word in s. 20 heading heading substituted (16.1.2020) by The Waste Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. 2019/240), regs. 1, 14(a)
Word in s. 20(1) substituted (16.1.2020) by The Waste Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. 2019/240), regs. 1, 14(b)
Word in s. 20(2) substituted (16.1.2020) by The Waste Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. 2019/240), regs. 1, 14(b)