2007 No. 198
The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007
Made
Coming into operation
The Department of the Environment makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19721 and Articles 3-5 of the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Northern Ireland) Order 19982.
These Regulations are made for the implementation of Article 6(1) of Council Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste.
The Department of the Environment was designated3 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to measures relating to the prevention, reduction and elimination of pollution caused by waste and the management of packaging and packaging waste.
Accordingly, after consultation in accordance with Article 3(2) of the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Northern Ireland) Order 1998, and being satisfied as to the matters specified in Article 3(6) of that Order as required by Article 3(5) of that Order, the Department makes the following Regulations: