The Environment (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 Introductory

   1. 1. Citation, commencement and extent

   2. 2. These Regulations extend to Northern Ireland only.

3. PART 2 Amendment of primary legislation

   1. 3. Amendment of the Genetically Modified Organisms (Northern Ireland) Order 1991

   2. 4. In Article 13(2)— (a) omit “the Community Treaties or”; and,...

   3. 5. Amendment of the Industrial Pollution Control (Northern Ireland) Order 1997

   4. 6. In Article 7(2)(b), for “the Community Treaties” substitute “retained EU...

   5. 7. In Article 30— (a) in the heading for “Community and...

   6. 8. Amendment of the Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997

   7. 9. In Article 33, for paragraph (2)(a) substitute—

   8. 10. In Article 37— (a) in paragraph (1), omit “or under...

   9. 11. In Article 38(3)(b), for “under the law of any” substitute...

   10. 12. In Article 72(12), in the definition of “pollution control statutory...

   11. 13. In Article 77— (a) in the heading for “Community” substitute...

   12. 14. In Schedule 3— (a) in Part 1 for paragraph 4(2)...

   13. 15. Amendment of the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Northern Ireland) Order 1998

   14. 16. In Article 3(3)(a), for “obligations of the United Kingdom under...

   15. 17. In Article 4(2)(a)(i), for “obligations of the United Kingdom under...

   16. 18. Amendment to the Environment (Northern Ireland) Order 2002

   17. 19. Omit Article 9.

   18. 20. In Article 10(3)(a), for “the Community Treaties” substitute “retained EU...

   19. 21. In Article 14(5)(a), for “any obligations of the United Kingdom...

   20. 22. In Article 15(1)(b)(i) for “obligations of the United Kingdom under...

   21. 23. In Article 22— (a) in the heading for “Community” substitute...

   22. 24. In Article 26(5), for “obligations of the United Kingdom under...

   23. 25. In Schedule 1–– (a) for paragraph 3(b) substitute—

   24. 26. Amendment of the Environmental Better Regulation Act (Northern Ireland) 2016

   25. 27. In section 1(1)(b), for “EU obligations of the United Kingdom”...

   26. 28. In Schedule 1 paragraph 3(4)(b), for “any obligations of the...

4. PART 3 Amendment of subordinate legislation

   1. 29. Amendment of the Environmental Noise Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006

   2. 30. In regulation 2— (a) after paragraph (2) insert—

   3. 31. In paragraph (4), for “as amended from time to time”...

   4. 32. In regulation 4, at the end insert—

   5. 33. In regulation 45— (a) in paragraph 2(b), for the words...

   6. 34. In regulation 49, omit paragraph (4)(b)(ii) and the preceding “or”....

   7. 35. In Schedule 1— (a) in paragraph 1—

   8. 36. Amendment of the Environmental Liability (Prevention and Remediation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009

   9. 37. In regulation 2(2) after the definition of “operator” insert— “river...

   10. 38. After regulation 2(3) insert— (4) A reference to Council Directive...

   11. 39. For regulation 2A substitute— References in Schedule 2 or 3 to EU instruments are...

   12. 40. In regulation 3(4A), omit from “in accordance” to the end....

   13. 41. In regulation 7(1)(b), omit “pursuant to Directive 2000/60/EC”.

   14. 42. In regulation 7(1)(c), omit “pursuant to that Directive”.

   15. 43. In regulation 7(2)(b), omit “required under Article 13 of Directive...

   16. 44. In Schedule 1 in paragraph 1(e), for “or Community-wide” substitute...

   17. 45. In Schedule 2— (1) in paragraph 9, after “the Community”...

5. PART 4 Savings

   1. 46. Savings

6. Signature

7. Explanatory Note