The Waste Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011

Public participation in waste prevention programmesN.I.

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

14.—(1) Regulations 15 and 16 apply to the modification of a waste prevention programme as they apply to the preparation of such a programme.

(2) Regulations 15 and 16 do not apply to a waste prevention programme—

(a)designed for the sole purpose of serving national defence or taken in case of civil emergencies;

(b)for which a public participation procedure is carried out under the Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004(1);

(c)containing only provision relating to separation collection of waste, bio-waste, re-use, preparing for re-use, recovery and recycling targets;

(3) Steps taken before the coming into operation of these Regulations in relation to a waste prevention programme may be steps for the purposes of regulations 15 and 16.

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 14 in operation at 8.4.2011, see reg. 1(1)