Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Made
27th November 2003
The Department of the Environment, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Article 1(2) of the Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997(1), paragraph 11(2) of Schedule 12 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998(2) and paragraph 4(1)(b) of the Schedule to the Northern Ireland Act 2000(3) and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Waste and Contaminated Land (1997 Order) (Commencement No. 7) Order (Northern Ireland) 2003.
(2) In this Order –
“the 1978 Order” means the Pollution Control and Local Government (Northern Ireland) Order 1978(4);
“the 1997 Order” means the Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997;
“appointed day” means the day specified in Article 2; and
“appropriate date” in relation to an appeal means the date on which –
the period for appealing expires without an appeal being made;
any appeal is withdrawn;
the appeal is determined in a case where the appeal is dismissed; or
effect is given to the determination of the appeal in a case where the appeal is allowed.
2. The day appointed for the coming into operation of the provisions of the 1997 Order specified in the Schedule shall be 27th November 2003 save for the purposes of its application to an activity in respect of which on that date an appeal in pursuance of sub-paragraphs (a), (b), (c) or (d) of Article 12(1) of the 1978 Order (appeals to the Department of the Environment from decisions with respect to licences) is pending or where the period for making such an appeal has not expired.
3. The provisions specified in the Schedule shall come into operation for the purpose of their application to an activity falling within Article 2, on the day immediately following the appropriate date in relation to the appeal in question.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 27th November 2003.
L.S.
Judena Goldring
A Senior Officer of the
Department of the Environment
Article 2
| Provisions of the 1997 Order | Subject Matter |
|---|---|
| Article 2(2) (in so far as it relates to the definitions of “licence”, “mobile plant licence”, “modifications”, “site licence”, “statutory provision”, “company” and “formed”), (4), (5) and (9) | Interpretation |
| Article 3(1), (2), (3)(a) to the extent that it is not already in force, (3)(b) and (c), (4), (5) and (6) to the extent that it is not already in force | Meaning of “fit and proper person” |
| Article 4(1)(a) and (b) and (5) and to the extent that they are not already in force (2) to (4) and (6) to (9) | Prohibition on unauthorised or harmful deposit, treatment or disposal, etc. of waste |
| Article 6(1) to (3) and (5) to (10) | Waste management licences: general |
| Article 8 | Grant of licences |
| Article 10(1) to (5) | Variation of licences |
| Article 12(1) to (8) and (12) to (15) | Revocation and suspension of licences |
| Article 13 | Surrender of licences |
| Article 14 | Transfer of licences |
| Article 15 | Fees and charges for licences |
| Article 16 | Supervision of licensed activities |
| Article 17 | Appeals from decisions with respect to licences |
| Article 18 | Offences of making false or misleading statements or false entries |
| Article 24 | Payments for recycling and disposal, etc, of waste |
| Article 27 | Power of Department to require waste to be accepted, treated, disposed of or delivered |
| Article 28 | Powers to require removal of waste unlawfully deposited |
| Article 31 | Waste other than controlled waste |
| Article 34(1) to (3) and (5) to (7) (to the extent that it is not already in operation) | Public registers |
| Article 35 (to the extent that it is not already in operation) | Exclusion from registers of information affecting national security |
| Article 36 | Exclusion from registers of certain confidential information |
| Article 37 | Annual reports |
| Article 43 (to the extent that it is not already in operation) | Seizure and disposal of vehicles used for illegal waste disposal |
| Article 45(4) to (7) | Provisions relating to legal proceedings and civil liability |
| Article 47(1) (to the extent that it is not already in operation) and (2) | Transitional provisions with respect to licences |
| Article 75 (to the extent that it is not already in operation) | Evidence in connection with certain pollution offences |
| Part I of Schedule 2 (in so far as it relates to appeals under Article 17) | Appeals and decisions referred to the Planning Appeals Commission |
| Part II of Schedule 2 (in so far as it relates to appeals under Article 36) | Appeals and decisions referred to the Planning Appeals Commission |
| Paragraphs 2 and 3 of Schedule 5 and Article 83(1) (in so far as it relates to those paragraphs) | Amendments to the Pollution Control and Local Government (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 |
| Paragraph 5 of Schedule 5 and Article 83(1) (in so far as it relates to it) | Amendment to the Environmental Protection Act 1990 |
| Paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 and Article 83(1) (in so far as it relates to it) | Amendment to the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 |
| Paragraph 8 of Schedule 5 and Article 83(1) (in so far as it relates to it) | Amendment to the Industrial Pollution Control (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 |
| The following repeals in Schedule 6 and Article 83(2) in so far as it relates to those repeals – | Repeals |
| In the Pollution Control and Local Government (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 – | |
| Articles 3, 5 to 13, 16 and 18; | |
| in Article 36(1) the definitions of “disposal licence” and “relevant land”; | |
| Article 36(2) to (4); | |
| Article 85; | |
| in Article 86 the words “Subject to Article 18(4)”. | |
| Paragraphs 17 to 21, 23 and 24 of Schedule 3 to the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 1985 | |
| In Schedule 5 to the Planning (Northern Ireland) Order 1991, in the entry relating to the Pollution Control and Local Government (Northern Ireland) Order 1978, the words “7(2), 18(2)” | |
| Paragraph 18 of Schedule 12 to the Electricity (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 | |
| In Schedule 6 to the Gas (Northern Ireland) Order 1996, the entry relating to the Pollution Control and Local Government (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 | |
| In the Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997– | |
| in Article 43(1)(a)(i) the words from “or under” to “waste”; and | |
| in Article 72(12), in the definition of “enforcing authority” sub-paragraph (c) and in the definition of “pollution control statutory provisions” sub-paragraph (b)(ii) |
(This note is not part of the Regulations.)
This Order brings into operation on 27th November 2003 certain provisions of the Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (“the 1997 Order”) which will enable the Department to make regulations relating to waste management licensing. The Order also brings into operation certain miscellaneous provisions of the 1997 Order.
The Order also repeals those parts of the Pollution Control and Local Government (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 which are to be replaced by the 1997 Order.
(This note is not part of the Regulations.)
The following provisions of the Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 have been brought into operation by earlier commencement orders as from the dates shown.
| Provision | Date of Commencement | S.R. No. |
|---|---|---|
| Article 1 | 17th September 1998 | S.R. 1998 No. 288 (C. 11) |
| Article 2(1), (2) (partially), (3), (7) and (8) | 17th September 1998 | S.R. 1998 No. 288 (C. 11) |
| Article 2(2) (partially) and (6) | 1st December 1998 | S.R. 1998 No. 390 (C. 18) |
| Article 2(2) (partially) | 19th August 1999 | S.R. 1999 No. 325 (C. 24) |
| Article 2(2) (partially) | 6th October 1999 | S.R. 1999 No. 373 (C. 29) |
| Article 2(2) (partially) | 1st March 2001 | S.R. 2001 No. 40 (C. 2) |
| Article 3(3)(a) and 3(6) (both paragraphs for the purposes of Article 40(5)) | 19th August 1999 | S.R. 1999 No. 325 (C. 24) |
| Article 4(1)(c) and (2), (3), (4) and (6) to (9) in so far as they relate to it | 1st March 2001 | S.R. 2001 No. 40 (C. 2) |
| Article 5 (in so far as it relates to the definition of “broker”) | 17th September 1998 | S.R. 1998 No. 288 (C. 11) |
| Article 5 (in so far as it is not already in operation) | 3rd June 2002 | S.R. 2002 No. 185 (C. 18) |
| Article 19 | 1st December 1998 | S.R. 2002 No. 185 (C. 18) |
| Articles 20 to 23 | 6th October 1999 | S.R. 1999 No. 373 (C. 29) |
| Articles 25 and 26 | 6th October 1999 | S.R. 1999 No. 373 (C. 29) |
| Article 29 | 6th October 1999 | S.R. 1999 No. 373 (C. 29) |
| Article 30 | 17th September 1998 | S.R. 1998 No. 288 (C. 11) |
| Article 32 | 1st December 1998 | S.R. 2002 No. 185 (C. 18) |
| Article 33 | 1st December 1998 | S.R. 2002 No. 185 (C. 18) |
| Articles 34 and 35 (both Articles for the purposes of Article 39(7)) | 19th August 1999 | S.R. 1999 No. 325 (C. 24) |
| Article 38(1), (2), (4), (5) and (6) | 11th March 2000 | S.R. 1999 No. 325 (C. 24) |
| Article 38(3) | 19th August 1999 | S.R. 1999 No. 325 (C. 24) |
| Articles 39 to 41 | 19th August 1999 | S.R. 1999 No. 325 (C. 24) |
| Article 42(1) to (7) | 11th March 2000 | S.R. 1999 No. 325 (C. 24) |
| Article 42(8) | 19th August 1999 | S.R. 1999 No. 325 (C. 24) |
| Article 43 (partially) | 19th August 1999 | S.R. 1999 No. 325 (C. 24) |
| Article 44 (in so far as it relates to the Department) | 17th September 1998 | S.R. 1998 No. 288 (C. 11) |
| Article 44 (to the extent that it is not already in operation) | 6th October 1999 | S.R. 1999 No. 373 (C. 29) |
| Article 45(1), (2) and (3) | 6th October 1999 | S.R. 1999 No. 373 (C. 29) |
| Articles 46 and 47(1) (in so far as it relates to “existing disposal plans”) and (4) | 6th October 1999 | S.R. 1999 No. 373 (C. 29) |
| Article 47(1) (in so far as it relates to “existing resolution of a district council”) and (3) | 1st March 2001 | S.R. 2001 No. 40 (C. 2) |
| Article 48 | 17th September 1998 | S.R. 1998 No. 288 (C. 11) |
| Articles 72 to 74 | 1st March 2001 | S.R. 2001 No. 40 (C. 2) |
| Article 75 (in so far as it relates to Article 39) | 1st March 2001 | S.R. 2001 No. 40 (C. 2) |
| Article 76 | 17th September 1998 | S.R. 1998 No. 288 (C. 11) |
| Article 77 | 6th October 1999 | S.R. 1999 No. 373 (C. 29) |
| Articles 78 to 82 | 17th September 1998 | S.R. 1998 No. 288 (C. 11) |
| Schedule 1 | 1st December 1998 | S.R. 2002 No. 185 (C. 18) |
| Schedule 2 (partially) | 19th August 1999 | S.R. 1999 No. 325 (C. 24) |
| Schedule 3 | 1st December 1998 | S.R. 2002 No. 185 (C. 18) |
| Schedule 4 | 1st March 2001 | S.R. 2001 No. 40 (C. 2) |
| Paragraph 4 of Schedule 5 and Article 83(1) (in so far as it relates to it) | 17th September 1998 | S.R. 1998 No. 288 (C. 11) |
| Paragraph 7 of Schedule 5 and Article 83(1) (in so far as it relates to it) | 1st March 2001 | S.R. 2001 No. 40 (C. 2) |
| Schedule 6 (partially) and Article 83(2) (partially) | 17th September 1998 | S.R. 1998 No. 288 (C. 11) |
| Schedule 6 (partially) and Article 83(2) (partially) | 6th October 1999 | S.R. 1999 No. 373 (C. 29) |