Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in | ||
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 8th August, 2023. | ||
I, OSSIAN SMYTH Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, in exercise of the powers, conferred on me by sections 7 , 18 (3), 73 of the Waste Management Act 1996 (No. 10 of 1996) and the Environment, Climate and Communications (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2023 ( S.I. No. 252 of 2023 ); hereby make the following regulations: | ||
Citation and Commencement | ||
1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Waste Management (Landfill Levy)(Amendment) Regulations 2023. | ||
(2) The Regulations shall come into operation on the 1st September 2023. | ||
Interpretation | ||
2. In these Regulations - | ||
“Regulations of 2015” means the Waste Management (Landfill Levy) Regulations 2015 ( S.I. No. 189 of 2015 ). | ||
Amendment of the Regulations of 2015 | ||
3. The Regulations of 2015 are amended by substituting – | ||
(1) For Regulation 4(2) the following: | ||
“(2) The amount of the levy for all wastes shall by €85 for each tonne of waste disposed of at a landfill.” | ||
(2) For Regulation 8(3) the following: | ||
“(3) For the purpose of defraying expenses incurred in the enforcement and collection of the levy within its functional area, a local authority may deduct and retain up to 2 per cent of any amount paid to the local authority under paragraph (1), but any such deductions shall not exceed a total of €100,000, or such other amount as may from time to time be specified in writing by the Minister, in any period of 12 months.” | ||
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, | ||
3 August, 2023. | ||
OSSIAN SMYTH, | ||
Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications. | ||
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 (Landfill Levy) Regulations 2015 by increasing the existing Landfill Levy by €10 per tonne from 1st September 2023 and also increasing the maximum amount local authorities may retain to help defray the costs associated with collection and enforcement of this levy. |