
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Waste Management Licensing (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 and shall come into operation on 24th October 2014.
2 
After regulation 11B of the Waste Management Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 insert—“
11C. 

(1) The Department must exercise its relevant functions so as to ensure compliance with Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 493/2012; and for the purposes of Article 3(4) of that Regulation the Department is the competent authority.
(2) Regulation (EU) No 493/2012 means Regulation (EU) No 493/2012 laying down, pursuant to Directive 2006/66/EC of the European Parliament and of Council, detailed rules regarding the calculation of recycling efficiencies of the recycling processes of waste batteries and accumulators.”
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 2nd October 2014.
(L.S.)Wesley Shannon
A senior officer of the Department of the Environment
