Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 13th December, 2019.

I, RICHARD BRUTON, Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communities Act 1972 (No. 27 of 1972) and for the purpose of giving further effect to Council Directive 1999/31/EC of 26 April 1999¹ , hereby make the following Regulations:

Citation

1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Union (Waste Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations 2019.

Interpretation

2. In these Regulations —

“the Regulations of 2004” means the Waste Management (Licensing) Regulations 2004 ( S.I. No. 395 of 2004 ).

Amendment to the Regulations of 2004

3. Article 4(3) of the Regulations of 2004 is amended by inserting the following definition after the definition of “review of a waste licence”-

“‘treatment’ means the physical, thermal, chemical or biological processes, including sorting, that change the characteristics of the waste in order to reduce its volume or hazardous nature, facilitate its handling or enhance recovery;”

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

9 December 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 (Licensing) Regulations 2004 ( S.I. No. 395 of 2004 ). The purpose of these regulations is to give further effect to Council Directive 1999/31/EC on the landfill of waste by introducing a definition for the term “treatment”.

1 OJ No. L 182, 16.7.1999, p. 1.