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The Landfill Allowances Scheme (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009

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Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2009 No. 46

Environmental Protection

The Landfill Allowances Scheme (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009

Made

11th February 2009

Coming into operation

1st April 2009

The Department of the Environment makes the following Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by section 11(2) of the Waste and Emissions Trading Act 2003(1).

In accordance with section 27(2) of that Act the Department has consulted such bodies or persons appearing to it to be representative of the interests of district councils as it considers appropriate; the interests of persons concerned in the operation of landfills in Northern Ireland as it considers appropriate; and, all other affected persons as it considers appropriate.

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1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Landfill Allowances Scheme (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 and shall come into operation on 1st April 2009.

(2) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(2) shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.

Amendment of the Landfill Allowances Scheme (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2004

2.  In regulation 12 of the Landfill Allowances Scheme (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2004(3), in paragraph (2)(a) for “71%” substitute “64%”.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 11th February 2009.

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Wesley Shannon

A senior officer of the Department of the Environment

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Landfill Allowances Scheme (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2004 by reducing from 71% to 64% by weight (rounded up to the nearest tonne), the assumed amount of biodegradable municipal waste in an amount of collected municipal waste.

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