The Pollution Prevention and Control Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003

Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2003 No. 46

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

The Pollution Prevention and Control Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003

To be laid before Parliament under paragraph 7(3) of the Schedule to the Northern Ireland Act 2000(1).

Made

31 January 2003

Coming into operation

31 March 2003

The Department of the Environment, in exercise of the powers conferred upon it by Article 4 of the Environment (Northern Ireland) Order 2002(2) (“the 2002 Order”), and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf and having, in accordance with Article 4(4) of the 2002 Order, 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 and 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, hereby makes the following Regulations(3):

(1)

2000 c. 1 (NI)

(2)

S.I. 2002/3153 (NI 7)

(3)

Article 4(7) of the 2002 Order requires that a draft of the Regulations be laid before, and be approved by a resolution of, the Assembly. Paragraph 7 of the Schedule to the Northern Ireland Act 2000 provides that those conditions do not apply while section 1 of that Act is in force.