2023 No. 183
The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023
Made
Coming into operation
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs makes these regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 50 of, and paragraphs 1(1) and 2(2) of Schedule 4 to, the Environment Act 2021 (“the Act”)1 and now vested in it2.
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs makes these Regulations after consultation in accordance with paragraph 8 of Schedule 4 to the Act and is satisfied as to the matters specified in paragraph 9(1) of that Schedule.
Citation and commencement I11
These Regulations may be cited as the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023 and come into operation on 1st January 2024.
Amendment of the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 I22
1
The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20073 are amended as follows.
2
In Schedule 2 (recycling obligations)—
a
for paragraph 5 substitute—
5
The percentage which is prescribed as the recycling target “X” for the year 2024 is 80%.
b
in paragraph 6, for Table 2 substitute—
Table 2 Recycling Targets
Materials
2024
Glass
82
Plastic
61
Aluminium
69
Steel
87
Paper/Board
83
Wood
42
c
in paragraph 8 for “the year 2023.” substitute “the year 2024.”
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Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs on 26 October 2023.
Shane DorisA senior officer of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs(This note is not part of these Regulations)