S.I. No. 323/2011 - European Communities (Waste Directive) (No. 2) Regulations 2011.
Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in | ||
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 1st July, 2011. | ||
I, PHIL HOGAN, Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communities Act 1972 (No. 27 of 1972) and for the purpose of giving further effect to Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 20081 on waste and repealing certain Directives, hereby make the following regulations: | ||
Citation | ||
1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Waste Directive) (No. 2) Regulations 2011. | ||
Interpretation | ||
2. In these Regulations— | ||
“Act of 1996” means the Waste Management Act 1996 (No. 10 of 1996); | ||
“Waste Directive” means Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives. | ||
Amendment of section 3 of Act of 1996 | ||
3. Section 3(2)(b) of the Act of 1996 is amended by inserting “, except those which are destined for incineration, landfilling or use in a biogas or composting plant” after “(Animal by-products Regulation)”. | ||
Amendment of section 5 of Act of 1996 | ||
4. Section 5(1) of the Act of 1996 is amended, in the definition of “preparing for re-use”, by substituting “cleaning” for “clearing”. | ||
Amendment of Fourth Schedule to Act of 1996 | ||
5. The Fourth Schedule to the Act of 1996 is amended, in R1, in the formula, in the definition of “Ei”, by substituting “Ef” for “Bf”. | ||
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, | ||
14 June 2011. | ||
PHIL HOGAN, | ||
Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government. | ||
EXPLANATORY NOTE | ||
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does note purport to be a legal interpretation.) | ||
These Regulations, European Communities (Waste Directive) (No. 2), Regulations 2011, make a small number of additional amendments to the Waste Management Act 1996 , omitted through typographical error, from the European Communities (Waste Directive) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 126 of 2011). | ||
