S.I. No. 221/2012 - Waste Management (Landfill Levy) (Amendment) Regulations 2012.
Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in | ||
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 29th June, 2012. | ||
I, PHIL HOGAN, Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 7 , 18 (3) and 73 of the Waste Management Act 1996 (No. 10 of 1996), hereby make the following regulations: | ||
Citation | ||
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Waste Management (Landfill Levy) (Amendment) Regulations 2012. | ||
Commencement | ||
2. These Regulations shall come into operation on 1 July 2012. | ||
Interpretation | ||
3. In these Regulations, save where the context otherwise requires— | ||
“Regulations of 2011” means the Waste Management (Landfill Levy) Regulations 2011 ( S.I. No. 434 of 2011 ). | ||
Amendment of Regulation 3 of Regulations of 2011 | ||
4. Regulation 3(3) of the Regulations of 2011 is amended by deleting— | ||
““end-of-life vehicle” has the meaning assigned to it by article 4(3) of the Waste Management (End-of-Life Vehicles) Regulations 2006 ( S.I. No. 282 of 2006 );” | ||
Amendment of Regulation 4 of Regulations of 2011 | ||
5. (1) Regulation 4(2)(a) of the Regulations of 2011 is amended by the substitution of “€65” for “€50”. | ||
(2) Regulation 4(2)(b) of the Regulations of 2011 is amended by the substitution of “€65” for “€50”. | ||
Amendment of Regulation 6 of Regulations of 2011 | ||
6. Regulation 6(1) of the Regulations of 2011 is amended by deleting subparagraph (h). | ||
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, | ||
25 June 2012. | ||
PHIL HOGAN, | ||
Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government. | ||
EXPLANATORY NOTE | ||
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation). | ||
These Regulations increase the landfill levy for waste disposed of at authorised and unauthorised landfill facilities from €50 per tonne to €65 per tonne with effect from 1 July 2012. | ||
The Regulations also remove the exemption from the levy for non-metallic residues arising from the shredding of end-of-life vehicles, white goods and other metal waste. |