The Waste (Fees and Charges) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023

Made8th Dec 2023

Coming into operation2nd Jan 2024

The Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs1, is an appropriate authority for the purposes of paragraph 8 of Schedule 4 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 20182and makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 7(2) of Schedule 4 to that Act and in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 39(1), (2) and (3) of the Waste and Contaminated Land(Northern Ireland) Order 19973, and now vested in it4.

Citation, commencement and interpretationI11

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Waste (Fees and Charges) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023 and shall come into operation on 2nd Jan 2024.

Amendment of the Controlled Waste (Registration of Carriers and Seizure of Vehicles) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999I22

1

The Controlled Waste (Registration of Carriers and Seizures of Vehicles) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 19995 are amended in accordance with paragraph (2).

2

In regulation 4 (applications for registration)—

a

In paragraph (8)(a) for “£159” substitute “£164”;

b

In paragraph (8)(b) for “£79” substitute “£82”;

c

In paragraph (8)(c) for “£41” substitute “£42”.

Amendment of the Waste Management Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003I33

1

The Waste Management Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 6 are amended in accordance with paragraph (2).

2

In Schedule 4 (registration of brokers and dealers of controlled waste)—

a

In paragraph 3(10)(a) for “£159” substitute “£164”;

b

In paragraph 3(10)(b) for “£79” substitute “£82”;

c

In paragraph 3(10)(c) for “£41” substitute “£42”.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs on 8th Dec 2023.

Shane DorisA senior officer of theDepartment of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs publishes a charging scheme to ensure that as far as practical, fees and charges payable for waste management licenses under the Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (the 1997 Order) are sufficient to recover costs for the Department in exercising its functions under the 1997 Order. However, charges for processing applications for registration as carriers, brokers or dealers in controlled waste are required to be set out in legislation. The purpose of these Regulations is to increase those charges to reflect changes in the value of money. Details of the increased fees will also be included in the charging scheme which sets out the fees and charges payable in respect to waste management licenses.

These Regulations amend the regulation 4 of the Controlled Waste (Registration of Carriers and Seizure of Vehicles) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999, which sets out the process concerning applications for registration as a carrier of controlled waste, including the associated fees.

Also amended is paragraph 3(10) of Schedule 4 to the Waste Management Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003, which sets out fees in relation to the registration of brokers and dealers in controlled waste.