
2008 No. 77
public health
The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008
Made 29th February 2008
Coming into operation 6th April 2008

The Department of the Environment makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and Articles 3-5 of the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Northern Ireland) Order 1998.
These Regulations are made for the implementation of Article 6(1) of Council Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste.
The Department of the Environment was designated for the purpose of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to measures in relating to the prevention, reduction and elimination of pollution caused by waste and the management of packaging and packaging waste.

Accordingly, after consultation in accordance with Article 3(2) of the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 and being satisfied as to the matters specified in Article 3(6) of that Order as required by Article 3(5) of that Order, the Department makes the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement
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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 and come into operation on 6th April 2008.
(2) The Interpretation Act (NI) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Amendment of the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007
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(1) The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 are amended as follows.
(2) In Regulation 2(2) for the definition of the “Waste Directive” substitute “means Council Directive 2006/12/EC on waste;”.
(3) In Regulation 35(3) and (4) and paragraph 1(1) and (3) of Schedule 8 for the phrase “justice of the peace” in each instance where it occurs, substitute “lay magistrate”; and
(4) In paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 8, for the words “the justice” substitute “the lay magistrate”
(5) In Schedule 2 (recovery and recycling obligations)
(a) In paragraph 5(c), for “68%” substitute “72%”.
(b) In paragraph 5(d), for “69%” substitute “73%”.
(c) In paragraph 5(e), for “70%” substitute “74%”.
(6) In paragraph 6, Table 2 (recycling targets) there is substituted—“

Table 2: Recycling targets
Material 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Paper target 66.5 67 67.5 68.5 69.5
Glass target 65 69.5 78 80 81
Aluminium target 29 31 35 38 40
Steel target 56 57.5 68 68.5 69
Plastic target 23 24 26 27 29
Wood target 19.5 20 20.5 21 22”
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 29th February 2008.
Wesley Shannon
A senior officer of the Department of the Environment
