
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Removal and Disposal of Vehicles (Prescribed Periods) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 and come into operation on 1st April 2012.
2 
In these Regulations “the 1978 Order” means the Pollution Control and Local Government (Northern Ireland) Order 1978.
3 
For the purposes of Article 30(2) of the 1978 Order, the prescribed period shall be 7 days from the day on which the notice is served.
4 
For the purposes of Article 31(1)(c)(ii) of the 1978 Order, the prescribed period shall be 7 days from the day on which the notice is served.
5 
For the purposes of Article 31(5) of the 1978 Order, the prescribed period shall be the period commencing on the date the district council notifies the person in writing that he may remove the vehicle and ending on the seventh day after that date, or at the time when the vehicle is disposed of, whichever is the later.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 20th February 2012.
Wesley Shannon
A senior officer of the Department of the Environment
