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Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in
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“Iris Oifigiúil” of 25th March, 2022.
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I, EAMON RYAN, Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, 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 Directive (EU) 2019/904/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 on the reduction of the impact of certain plastics on the environment1
hereby make the following Regulations:
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1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Union (Single Use Plastics) (Amendment) Regulations 2022.
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2. In these Regulations “Principal Regulations” means the European Union (Single Use Plastics) (No.2) Regulations 2021 (No. 516 of 2021)
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3. Regulation 2(1) of the Principal Regulations is amended by inserting the following:
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“ “Minister” means the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications.”
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4. Regulation 10(2) of the Principal Regulations is amended by inserting after paragraph (2)(a)(i)(II) the following:
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“(III) data on fishing gear containing plastic placed on the market and on waste fishing gear collected in the State each year”.
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GIVEN under my Official Seal,
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22 March 2022.
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EAMON RYAN
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Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
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(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation)
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This Statutory Instrument amends the European Union (Single Use Plastics) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 (
S.I. No. 516 of 2021
) to clarify the Minister with responsibility for the functions set out therein and to give further effect to Directive (EU) 2019/904/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 on the reduction of the impact of certain plastics on the environment as regards data collection on fishing gear containing plastic and waste fishing gear.
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1 OJ No. L 155, 12.6.2019, p. 1 |