1 Citation and commencement
These Regulations may be cited as the Environmental Liability (Prevention and Remediation) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 and come into operation on 14th December 2009.

2 Interpretation
1 The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 applies to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
1954 c.33 (N.I.)
2 In these Regulations—
“the Principal Regulations” means the Environmental Liability (Prevention and Remediation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009.
S.R. 2009 No. 252

3 Amendment of the Principal Regulations
1 The Principal Regulations shall be amended as follows:—
2 After regulation 2, insert—

“2A References in Schedule 2 to Community instruments are references to those instruments as amended from time to time.”

3 In regulation 26(7)(b) for “under the authority of a warrant” substitute “under the authority of a warrant by virtue of Schedule 6”.
4 In regulation 26(8) for “under the authority of a warrant” substitute “under the authority of a warrant by virtue of Schedule 6”.
5 In regulation 29(1)(a) for “not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale” substitute “not exceeding the statutory maximum”.
6 After Schedule 5 insert Schedule 1 as Schedule 6 to the Principal Regulations.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 6th November 2009.
Maggie Smith A senior officer of the Department of the Environment