Waste Management Licensing (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 (S.R. No. 253 of 2014)

Status: This is the original version (as it was originally made). This item of legislation is currently only available in its original format. S T A T U T O R Y R U L E S O F N O R T H E R N I R E L A N D 2014 No. 253 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION The Waste Management Licensing (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 Made - - - - 2nd October 2014 Coming into operation 24th October 2014 The Department of the Environment makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 4(4) of the Environment (Northern Ireland) Order 2002(1). In accordance with Article 4(4) of the Environment (Northern Ireland) Order 2002, the Department has consulted district councils as it considers appropriate, such bodies or persons appearing to it to be representative of the interests of industry, agriculture and business as it considers appropriate and such bodies or persons as it considers appropriate. Citation, commencement and interpretation 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Waste Management Licensing (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 and shall come into operation on 24th October 2014. Amendment of the Waste Management Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 2. After regulation 11B of the Waste Management Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003(2) insert— “Conditions of waste management licences: calculation of recycling efficiencies of the recycling processes of waste batteries and accumulators 11C. (1) The Department must exercise its relevant functions so as to ensure compliance with Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 493/2012(3); and for the purposes of Article 3(4) of that Regulation the Department is the competent authority. (2) Regulation (EU) No 493/2012 means Regulation (EU) No 493/2012 laying down, pursuant to Directive 2006/66/EC(4) of the European Parliament and of Council, detailed (1) S.I. 2002/3153 (N.I.7) to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations (2) S.R. 2003 No. 493 as amended by S.R. 2006 No. 519, S.R. 2009 No. 159 and S.R. 2011 No. 127 (3) OJ No L 151, 12.6.2012, p.9 (4) OJ No L 266, 26.9.2006, p.1 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/european/directive/2006/0066 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2002/3153 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2003/493 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2006/519 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2009/159 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2011/127 Document Generated: 2014-10-07 Status: This is the original version (as it was originally made). This item of legislation is currently only available in its original format. 2 rules regarding the calculation of recycling efficiencies of the recycling processes of waste batteries and accumulators.” Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 2nd October 2014. Wesley Shannon A senior officer of the Department of the Environment Document Generated: 2014-10-07 Status: This is the original version (as it was originally made). This item of legislation is currently only available in its original format. 3 EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Regulations) These Regulations implement Regulation (EU) No 493/2012 of 11 June 2012 laying down, pursuant to Directive 2006/66/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, detailed rules regarding the calculation of recycling efficiencies of the recycling process for waste batteries and accumulators. Regulation 2 implements Article 3 of the Commission Regulation in relation to the methods of calculation of recycling efficiency and for the purposes of Article 3(4) of the Regulation the Department is the competent authority. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/european/directive/2006/0066