Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in | ||||
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 11th June, 2019. | ||||
I, RICHARD BRUTON, Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 7 and 39 of the Waste Management Act 1996 (No. 10 of 1996), hereby make the following regulations: | ||||
Citation and commencement | ||||
1. (1) These regulations may be cited as the Waste Management (Facility Permit and Registration) (Amendment) Regulations 2019. | ||||
(2) These Regulations shall come into operation three months after the date on which notice of their making is published in Iris Oifigiúl. | ||||
Interpretation | ||||
2. In these Regulations — | ||||
“Regulations of 2007” means the Waste Management (Facility Permit and Registration) Regulations 2007 ( S.I. No.821 of 2007 ) as amended. | ||||
Amendments | ||||
3. The Regulations of 2007 are amended - | ||||
(a) in article 31 by inserting after sub-article (1) the following - | ||||
“1 (A) (a) Notwithstanding sub-article (1), a proposal to increase the total quantity of waste recovered at a facility to more than 100,000 tonnes and less than 200,000 tonnes in the case of a Class 5 activity as specified in Part 1 of the Third Schedule warrants an application for a waste facility permit in accordance with articles 7, 8, 9 and 10, as opposed to an application for a review of an existing waste facility permit. | ||||
(b) If a local authority receives an application for a review which includes a proposal to increase the total quantity of waste recovered at a facility to more than 100,000 tonnes and less than 200,000 tonnes in the case of a Class 5 activity as specified in Part 1 of the Third Schedule it shall inform the applicant within 15 working days from the date of receipt of such an application for a review - | ||||
(i) of a failure to comply with sub-article (1A) and advise that the application is invalid and cannot be considered further by the local authority, and | ||||
(ii) that the proposal to increase the total quantity of waste recovered at a facility to more than 100,000 tonnes and less than 200,000 tonnes in the case of a Class 5 activity as specified in Part 1 of the Third Schedule warrants an application for a waste facility permit in accordance with articles 7, 8, 9 and 10.” | ||||
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(b) in the Third Schedule Part 1 by substituting for the matter set out at reference CLASS No. 5 the following - | ||||
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, | ||||
30 May 2019. | ||||
RICHARD BRUTON | ||||
Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment. | ||||
EXPLANATORY NOTE | ||||
(This note is not part of the instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation). | ||||
These regulations amend the Waste Management (Facility Permit and Registration) Regulations 2007 (No.821 of 2007) to increase the total maximum quantity of waste which may be recovered at a Class 5 activity facility as specified in Part 1 of the Third Schedule from less than 100,000 tonnes to less than 200,000 tonnes on foot of a successful application for a waste facility permit. |