11.—(1) The Department shall ensure that a waste prevention programme—
(a)is established in accordance with Articles 1 and 4 of the Waste Framework Directive;
[F1(aa)includes one of more programmes of food waste prevention measures;]
(b)has as its purpose a contribution towards breaking the link between economic growth and the environmental impacts associated with the generation of waste;
(c)is expressed in writing and sets out the objectives of the waste prevention programme and a description of existing [F2waste prevention measures and their contribution to waste prevention;]
(d)if it is integrated into the waste management strategy or other programme, is clearly identified as a waste prevention programme [F3;]
[F4(e)sets out at least the waste prevention measures in the Schedule; and
(f)where relevant, describes the contribution of instruments listed in Part 4 of Schedule 3 to the Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997.]
Textual Amendments
F1Reg. 11(1)(aa) inserted (18.12.2020) by The Waste (Circular Economy) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 (S.R. 2020/285), regs. 1(1), 10(4)(a)
F2Words in reg. 11(1)(c) substituted (18.12.2020) by The Waste (Circular Economy) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 (S.R. 2020/285), regs. 1(1), 10(4)(b)
F3Word in reg. 11(1)(d) substituted (18.12.2020) by The Waste (Circular Economy) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 (S.R. 2020/285), regs. 1(1), 10(4)(c)
F4Reg. 11(1)(e)(f) inserted (18.12.2020) by The Waste (Circular Economy) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 (S.R. 2020/285), regs. 1(1), 10(4)(d)
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 11 in operation at 8.4.2011, see reg. 1(1)