The Waste (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

Amendment to the Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

2.—(1) The Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997(1) is amended in accordance with paragraph (2)—

(2) In Article 2 (general interpretation) in paragraph (2) insert the following definitions in the appropriate alphabetical order—

“Commission Directive (EU) 2015/1127” means Commission Directive (EU) 2015/1127 of 10th July 2015 amending Annex II to Directive 2008/98/EC on waste and repealing certain Directives;

“recovery” means any operation the principal result of which is the waste serving a useful purpose by replacing other materials which would otherwise have been used to fulfil a particular function, or waste being prepared to fulfil that function, in the plant or in the wider economy;.