European Communities (Metallic Mercury Waste) Regulations 2013

• Jurisdiction: Ireland
• Citation: IR SI 72/2013
• Year: 2013

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 5th March, 2013.

I, PHIL HOGAN, Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communities Act 1972 (No. 27 of 1972), and for the purpose of giving effect to Council Directive 2011/97/EU of 5 December 20111 , hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation

1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Metallic Mercury Waste) Regulations 2013.

Amendment of the Waste Management Act 1996

2. The Waste Management Act 1996 (No. 10 of 1996) is amended—

(a) in the Table to section 2, by inserting—

“Council Directive 1999/31/EC of 26 April 19992 on the landfill of waste and Council Directive 2011/97/EU of 5 December 2011 amending Directive 1999/31/EC as regards specific criteria for the storage of metallic mercury considered as waste”

after the reference to “Commission Directive 93/86/EEC of 4 October 1993 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 91/157/EEC on batteries and accumulators containing certain dangerous substances.”

(b) in section 40(4), by inserting after paragraph (bb) the following paragraph:

“(bbb) if the activity concerned involves the storage of metallic mercury considered as waste, the storage shall be—

(i) carried on in accordance with such conditions as may be attached to the licence, and

(ii) comply with Council Directive 2011/97/EU of 5 December 2011 amending Directive 1999/31/EC as regards specific criteria for the storage of metallic mercury considered as waste.”.

Amendment of Waste Management Licensing Regulations 2004

3. The Third Schedule to the Waste Management (Licensing) Regulations 2004 ( S.I. No 395 of 2004 ) is amended by inserting before the reference to “Articles 4, 6, 7, 10, 11 and 12” the following row:

“Article 1 Council Directive 2011/97/EU of 5 December 2011 amending Directive 1999/31/EC as regards specific criteria for the storage of metallic mercury considered as waste.”.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

21 February 2013.

PHIL HOGAN,

Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations fulfill the requirements on Ireland to bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with the provisions of COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 2011/97/EU of 5 December 2011 amending Directive 1999/31/EC...