Citation and commencement1

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.

Interpretation2

1

The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 19541 applies to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

2

In these Regulations—

  • “the Principal Regulations” means the Environmental Liability (Prevention and Remediation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20092.

Amendment of the Principal Regulations3

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.

seal_r00001Maggie SmithA senior officer of the Department of the Environment