PART 1 Introductory

Citation, commencement and extent

1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Waste and Environmental Protection (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.

(2) Parts 1 and 3 come into force immediately before exit day.

(3) Part 2 comes into force on exit day.

(4) These Regulations extend to Northern Ireland only.

PART 2 Amendment of primary legislation

Amendment of the Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997

2. In Schedule 3 to the Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997( 2 ), in paragraph 4(1), omit “, taking into account best available techniques”.

PART 3 Amendment of subordinate legislation

Amendment of the Waste (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

3. In regulation 5(3) of the Waste (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019( 3 ), in the inserted text of regulation 9D, for paragraph (8) substitute—

“ (8) In Article 16—

(a) in paragraph 1, in the first sub-paragraph—

(i) the words from “, in cooperation with” to “advisable,” were omitted; and

(ii) “, taking into account best available techniques” were omitted; and

(b) in paragraph 2—

(i) for “Community as a whole to become” there were substituted “United Kingdom as a whole to move towards the aim of becoming”; and

(ii) the words “and to enable Member States to move towards that aim individually,” were omitted. ” .

Amendment of the Environmental Protection (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

4. In paragraph 11 of Schedule 3 to the Environmental Protection (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019( 4 ), for sub-paragraph (10) substitute—

“ (10) Article 16 is to be read as if—

(a) for paragraph 1 there were substituted—

“ 1. The United Kingdom shall take appropriate measures to establish an integrated and adequate network of waste disposal installations and of installations for the recovery of mixed municipal waste collected from private households, including where such collections also covers such waste from other producers. ” ;

(b) in paragraph 2—

(i) for “Community as a whole to become” there were substituted “United Kingdom as a whole to move towards the aim of becoming”; and

(ii) the words “and to enable Member States to move towards that aim individually,” were omitted. ” .

Amendment of the Environment (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

5. In the Environment (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019( 5 ), in regulation 14(a), for “become” substitute “move towards the aim of becoming”.