Rule modified (31.12.2020) by S.I. 2019/289, reg. 5, Sch. 3 (as amended by The Waste (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 (S.R. 2020/284), regs. 1(1), 3(3)(5))
The Department of the Environment was designated
The Department makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and conferred on it by Articles 2(8), 4(3), 6(6) and 30 of the Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 S.I. 1997/ 2778 (N.I. 19) as amended by S.I. 1998/2795 (N.I. 18), S.I. 1999/662 (N.I. 6), S.I. 2002/3153 (N.I. 7), S.R. 2003 No. 46, S.R. 2004 No. 277, S.R. 2005 No. 300, S.R. 2006 No. 280, S.R. 2006 No. 425, S.I. 2006/3336 (N.I. 21), S.I. 2007/611 (N.I. 3) and S.I. 2007/1711 S.I. 2002/3153 (N.I. 7) as amended by S.I. 2006/3336 (N.I. 21)
In accordance with Article 4(4) of the Environment (Northern Ireland) Order 2002, the Department has consulted district councils and such bodies or persons appearing to it to be representative of the interests of 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 other bodies or persons as it considers appropriate.