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S.I. No. 396/2017 - Waste Management (Farm Plastics) (Amendment) Regulations 2017.

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1. Citation

2. Commencement

3. Amendment to Waste Management (Farm Plastics) Regulations 2001

WASTE MANAGEMENT (FARM PLASTICS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2017

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 12th September, 2017.

I, DENIS NAUGHTEN, Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 7 , 19 , 27 , 28 and 29 of the Waste Management Act, 1996 (No. 10 of 1996) and by the Climate Action and Environment (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2016 ( S.I. No. 393 of 2016 ) (as adapted by the Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2016 ( S.I. No. 421 of 2016 )) hereby make the following Regulations:-

Citation.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Waste Management (Farm Plastics) (Amendment) Regulations 2017.

Commencement.

2. These Regulations shall come into operation on 1 October 2017.

Amendment to the Waste Management (Farm Plastics) Regulations 2001

3. Regulation 2(3) of the Waste Management (Farm Plastics) Regulations 2001 ( S.I. No. 341 of 2001 ) is amended by substituting for the definition of “farm plastics” the following definition:

“farm plastics” means sheeting, netting, bale twine, bale wrap or bale bags composed mainly of polyolefins, including polyethylene, polypropylene or polyvinyl chloride, which is or are suitable for use for the holding, storage or conservation of fodder.

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GIVEN under my Official Seal,

30 August 2017.

DENIS NAUGHTEN,

Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation).

These Regulations amend the Waste Management (Farm Plastics) Regulations 2001 and are designed to assist in the improved recovery of waste farm plastics. The Regulations provide that from 1 October 2017, the definition of farm plastics will be expanded to include two further materials, i.e. netting and bale twine.