The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006
Made
Coming into operation
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PART 1 — GENERAL
Citation and commencement
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Interpretation and notices
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Exclusion of charities from producer responsibility obligations
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PART 2 — PRODUCERS AND OBLIGATIONS
Producers and producer responsibility obligations
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Producers and Scheme membership
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PART 3 — REGISTRATION: PRODUCERS AND SCHEMES
Producer registration obligation
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Application for producer registration
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Conditions of registration of a producer
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Forms and fees for producer registration
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Refusal to register producers
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Cancellation of registration of producers
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Schemes: general provisions
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Application for approval of a scheme
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Application for registration of a scheme
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Conditions of registration of a scheme
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Forms and fees for registration of a scheme
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Refusal to register a scheme
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Cancellation of registration of a scheme
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Information provided to scheme operators
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PART 4 — RECORDS, RETURNS AND CERTIFICATE
Producers – records and returns
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Producers – certifying obligation
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Schemes – records and returns
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PART 5 — ACCREDITATION OF REPROCESSORS AND EXPORTERS
Requirement for accreditation
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Application for accreditation
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Conditions of accreditation
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Suspension and cancellation of accreditation
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PART 6 — APPEALS
Right of appeal
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Procedure on appeals
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Determination of appeals
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Status pending appeal
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PART 7 — POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT
Monitoring
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Monitoring – publication
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Public register
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Approval of persons to issue certificates of compliance
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Entry and inspection
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Provision of information to the Department
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PART 8 — GROUPS OF COMPANIES, PUB OPERATING BUSINESSES AND LICENSORS AND MID-YEAR CHANGES
Packaging handled by groups of companies
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Packaging handled by licensors and pub operating businesses
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Mid-year changes
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PART 9 — OFFENCES
Offences and penalties
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PART 10 — REVOCATION AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISION
Revocation and transitional provision
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SCHEDULE 1 — PRODUCERS
| Relevant function performed in Years 1 and 2 | Subject matter of supply in Year 1 | Class of supply in Year 1 | Class of producer in Year 2 |
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| Manufacturer | Packaging materials | A B or C | Manufacturer |
| Convertor, subject to paragraph 1(2) | Packaging or packaging materials | A B or C | Convertor |
| Packer/filler | Packaging or packaging materials | A B or C | Packer/filler |
| Importer | Packaging or packaging materials | A B or C | Importer |
| Seller | Packaging | E | Seller |
| Manufacturer, Convertor, Packer/filler, or Importer | Transit packaging | B or F | Secondary provider |
| Service Provider | Packaging | G | Service Provider |
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SCHEDULE 2 — RECOVERY AND RECYCLING OBLIGATIONS
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SCHEDULE 3 — INFORMATION
PART I — INFORMATION TO BE CONTAINED IN APPLICATION FOR PRODUCER REGISTRATION
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PART II — INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN AN APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF A SCHEME
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PART III — STATEMENT OF THE SCHEME’S POLICIES AND THE OPERATIONAL PLANS OF SCHEMES AND PRODUCERS
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SCHEDULE 4 — INFORMATION IN CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE
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SCHEDULE 5 — CONDITIONS OF ACCREDITATION
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SCHEDULE 6 — PROCEDURE ON APPEALS
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SCHEDULE 7 — PUBLIC REGISTER
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SCHEDULE 8 — SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS WITH REGARD TO POWERS OF ENTRY
Issue of warrants
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Manner of exercise of powers
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Information obtained to be admissible in evidence
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Duty to secure premises
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Compensations
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Relevant power
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SCHEDULE 9 — GROUPS OF COMPANIES
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SCHEDULE 10 — LICENSORS AND PUB OPERATING BUSINESSES
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SCHEDULE 11 — MID-YEAR CHANGES
PART 1 — SCHEME MEMBERSHIP
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PART 2 — GROUP MEMBERSHIP
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PART 3 — INCAPACITY
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SCHEDULE 12 — REVOCATIONS
| Regulations Revoked | Reference: |
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| The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 | S.R. 1999 No.115 |
| The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste)(Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 | S.R. 1999 No.496 |
| The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste)(Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 | S.R. 2002 No.239 |
| The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste)(Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 | S.R. 2004 No.106 |
| The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste)(Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 | S.R. 2005 No.329 |
Signed
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 4th September 2006.
Wesley Shannon — A senior officer of the Department of the Environment
Explanatory note
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Footnotes
[^f00001]: 1972 c.68
[^f00002]: S.I. 1998/1762 (N.I. 16)
[^f00003]: The Department was designated under the European Communities (Designation) Order 1996 under Article 2 and the Schedule (S.I. 1996/266).
[^f00004]: 1954 c.33 (N.I.)
[^f00005]: OJ No. L 365, 31.12.1994, p. 10.
[^f00006]: OJ No. L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1.
[^f00007]: OJ No. L 47, 18.2.2004, p. 26.
[^f00008]: OJ No. L 70, 16.3.2005, p. 17.
[^f00009]: OJ No. L 194, 25.7.1975, p. 39.
[^f00010]: OJ No. L 78, 26.3.1991, p. 32.
[^f00011]: OJ No. L 377, 31.12.1991, p. 48
[^f00012]: OJ No. L 135, 6.6.1996, p. 32.
[^f00013]: 1998 No. 1762 (N.I. 16).
[^f00014]: 1986 (N.I. 6) as amended by S.I. 1989 No. 2404.
[^f00015]: 1890 c. 39.
[^f00016]: S.R. 2003 No. 46.
[^f00017]: S.I. 1997/2777 (N.I.18)
[^f00018]: S.R. 2003 No. 493.
[^f00019]: ISBN 0 11 621641 7.
[^f00020]: 1988 c. 1.
[^f00021]: S.I. 1996/3158 (N.I.22)
[^f00022]: S.I. 3159 (N.I.23)
[^f00023]: 1994 c. 26
[^f00024]: S.I. 1986/1032 (N.I. 6) as amended by S.I. 1990/593 (N.I. 5) Articles 5, 13 and 24
[^f00025]: S.I. 1997/2778 (N.I. 19).
[^f00026]: [As amended by the Hazardous Waste Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 (S.R. 2005 No. 300)].
[^f00027]: S.I. 1990/593 (N.I.5)
[^f00028]: S.R. 1980 No. 364
[^f00029]: S.I. 1982/712 (N.I. 9)
Editorial notes
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