LegalizeThe Waste (Amendment) (2007 Order) (Commencement No. 1) Order (Northern Ireland) 2007
Made: 4th June 2007
The Department of the Environment makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by Article 1(3) of the Waste (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2007[^f00001]:
Citation and interpretation
1
- (1) This Order may be cited as the Waste (Amendment) (2007 Order) (Commencement No. 1) Order (Northern Ireland) 2007.
- (2) In this Order “the 2007 Order” means the Waste (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2007.
- (3) In this Order “the 1997 Order” means the Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997[^f00002].
Appointed day
2
The day appointed for the coming into operation of the provisions of the 2007 Order specified in the Schedule shall be 25th June 2007.
SCHEDULE — Provisions coming into operation on 25th June 2007
| Provisions of the 2007 Order | Subject matter |
|---|---|
| Article 3 | Defence of acting under employer’s instructions |
| Article 4 | Penalties on conviction |
| Article 6 | Investigation and enforcement costs |
| Article 7 | Clean-up costs |
| Article 8 | Forfeiture of vehicles |
| Article 11 | Daily fine for offence under Article 27 of 1997 Order |
| Article 12 | Power to require owner of land to remove waste |
| Article 13 | Unregistered transport: defence of acting under employer’s instructions |
| Article 18 | Powers of enforcing authorities |
| Article 19 | Power to stop vehicles |
| Article 20 and the Schedule (partially) | The following repeals only of the 1997 Order, as set out in the Schedule to the 2007 Order: In Article 2(2) in the definition of “controlled waste”, the words “, subject to Article 31(1),”. Article 4(7)(b). Article 38(4)(c) and the preceding “or” In Article 72(2)(g) the words from “being an article” to “human health”. |
Signed
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 4th June 2007.
Wesley Shannon — A senior officer of the Department of the Environment
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Order brings into operation on 25th June 2007 the provisions of the Waste (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 listed in the Schedule.
Footnotes
[^f00001]: S.I. 2007/611 (NI 3)
[^f00002]: S.I. 1997/2778 (NI 19)
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