Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

"Iris Oifigiúil" of 2nd December, 2014.

The Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 7 and 39 of the Waste Management Act 1996 , hereby makes the following regulations:

Citation and commencement.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Waste Management (Facility Permit and Registration) (Amendment) Regulations 2014.

Revocations and transitional arrangements.

2. The Waste Management (Facility Permit and Registration) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 821 of 2007) are hereby amended by inserting after Regulation 3(6) the following paragraph:

"3. (7) A waste facility permit granted under these Regulations in respect of an activity which falls within Part I of the Third Schedule of these Regulations that is valid on 25 November, 2014 and which requires a licence by 7 July, 2015 in accordance with Part IV of the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992 (Number 7 of 1992), shall lapse on 7 July, 2015 unless an application for a licence is made to the Agency prior to 27 February, 2015 and where such an application is made prior to 27 February, 2015, shall lapse once a decision is taken to grant or to refuse a licence under Part IV of the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992 ."

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government,

25 November 2014.

ALAN KELLY,

Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation)

These Regulations amend SI 821 of 2007 in order to provide transitional arrangements for the implementation of the European Union (Industrial Emissions) Regulations 2013 which provide that certain waste activities require a licence under Part IV of the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992 rather than a waste facility permit.