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Commencement date of Regulations

  • 19-12-2010 1:36pm
    #1
    Dante10
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28 ✭


    Hi guys,

    I'm having a quick look at the waste management (prohibition of waste disposal by burning) regulations, and am a little confused because:

    1) There is no commencement date within the regulations;
    2) to my knowledge, there hasn't been a commencement order;
    3) the regulations do not of themselves make the burning of waste an "offence" in spite of the prohibition nor does there appear to be any monetary penalties expressly mentioned in the regulations;
    4) the explanatory note states that the regulations make the burning of waste an offence under the waste management and air pollution legislation and several county council websites state that a penalty of a maximum of €3000 is attached for breach of the regulations;
    5) I have found the relevant provision in the waste management act 1996 (and its amendments) which do impose a fine of €3000 for disposal of waste in a manner that may damage the environment but I cannot find a link between this fine and the 2009 Regulations; and
    6) the above is REALLY p****ng me off!

    Any help from a legislation interpreting maestro would be much appreciated!


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  • #2
    Reloc8
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,857 ✭✭✭Reloc8


    if the regs don't have a commencement date or provision for one they are in force from day they are signed.

    I havn't looked at this particular set in a while so I won't comment on the rest except to note that the last time I had anything to with this stuff all appeared to be in order as regards the statutory framework.


  • #3
    Dante10
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28 ✭Dante10


    Cheers for that.

    Just quick question, where can find some sort of authority for your comment regarding commencement at date of signature? Sorry for nitpicking :o
    also, any idea why the regulations don't impose a fine in and of themselves, nor do they make reference to any other piece of legislation containing a fine for regulation 4 in particular? help is greatly appreciated :)


  • #4
    Victor
    Registered Users Posts: 78,240 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    Dante10 wrote: »
    1) There is no commencement date within the regulations;
    Then it is the date of the order or any date specified in the order for it to come into effect.
    2) to my knowledge, there hasn't been a commencement order;
    There doesn't need to be. Would you have a commencement order for the commencement order?
    3) the regulations do not of themselves make the burning of waste an "offence" in spite of the prohibition nor does there appear to be any monetary penalties expressly mentioned in the regulations;
    The penalties would be specified in the act.
    4) the explanatory note states that the regulations make the burning of waste an offence under the waste management and air pollution legislation and several county council websites state that a penalty of a maximum of €3000 is attached for breach of the regulations;
    As last.
    5) I have found the relevant provision in the waste management act 1996 (and its amendments) which do impose a fine of €3000 for disposal of waste in a manner that may damage the environment but I cannot find a link between this fine and the 2009 Regulations; and
    The act and regulations need to be read together. Find the bit of the act that refers to the making of regulations. It will say breaching regulations will be an offence and that such offences have a penalty of X.


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