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.