Waste Management Act 1996

Inhalt

1. Art. 1 Short title and commencement.
2. Art. 2 Community acts given effect to by this Act.
3. Art. 3 Non-application of this Act.
4. Art. 4 Definitions of “activity”, “disposal”, “hazardous waste”, “recovery” and “waste”.
5. Art. 5 Interpretation generally.
6. Art. 6 Repeals and revocations.
7. Art. 7 Regulations, orders and directions.
8. Art. 8 Orders in relation to Third Schedule or Fourth Schedule.
9. Art. 9 Offences by bodies corporate.
10. Art. 10 Penalties.
11. Art. 10A Fixed payment notice for certain offences relating to producer responsibility
12. Art. 10B Fixed payment notice for certain offences relating to waste collection permit
13. Art. 10C Fixed payment notice for certain offences relating to single use plastic
14. Art. 11 Prosecution of offences.
15. Art. 11A Presumption in certain prosecutions.
16. Art. 12 Cost of prosecutions.
17. Art. 13 Payment of certain fines to local authority, Agency or other persons.
18. Art. 14 Powers of authorised person.
19. Art. 14A Operation of CCTV for certain purposes
20. Art. 14B Operation of mobile recording device by authorised person for certain purposes
21. Art. 14C Codes of practice for purposes of sections 14A and 14B
22. Art. 14D Admissibility of evidence obtained under section 14, 14A or 14B
23. Art. 15 Monitoring and inspection.
24. Art. 16 Service of notices.
25. Art. 17 Time for the doing of certain things: Saturdays, Sundays, public holidays, etc.
26. Art. 18 Information.
27. Art. 19 Register to be maintained by each local authority and the Agency.
28. Art. 20 Expenses.
29. Art. 21 Transfer of functions from local authorities to Agency, etc.
30. Art. 21A Waste hierarchy.
31. Art. 22 Waste management plans.
32. Art. 23 Publication of notices in relation to waste management plans and procedure on review of such plans.
33. Art. 24 Power of Minister in relation to waste management plans.
34. Art. 25 Duty of local authority on making, varying or replacing a waste management plan.
35. Art. 26 Hazardous waste management plan.
36. Art. 27 Interpretation (Part III).
37. Art. 27A Prevention of waste
38. Art. 27B Waste prevention programmes
39. Art. 28 Waste prevention and minimisation.
40. Art. 29 Measures related to recovery of waste.
41. Art. 30 Public authority waste management.
42. Art. 31 Recovery of waste by local authorities.
43. Art. 31A Costs
44. Art. 32 General duty of a holder of waste.
45. Art. 33 Collection of waste.
46. Art. 34 Waste collection permits.
47. Art. 34A Review of waste collection permit
48. Art. 34B Transfer of a waste collection permit
49. Art. 34C Information required by authorised persons or nominated authority
50. Art. 34D Fit and proper person
51. Art. 35 Presentation of waste for collection.
52. Art. 36 Regulations in relation to movement of waste.
53. Art. 37 Interpretation (Part V).
54. Art. 37A Principles of self-sufficiency and proximity.
55. Art. 38 Waste management facilities.
56. Art. 39 Requirement to hold waste licence.
57. Art. 39A Licensing under this Part and Part IV of Act of 1992.
58. Art. 40 Grant of waste licences.
59. Art. 41 Conditions attached to a waste licence.
60. Art. 42 Application for a waste licence or review of a waste licence.
61. Art. 42A Calculation of appropriate period and other time limits over holidays.
62. Art. 42B Amendments of waste licence of clerical or technical nature.
63. Art. 42C Non-application of proposed decision procedure to certain applications
64. Art. 43 Section 42: supplementary provisions.
65. Art. 44 Conduct of oral hearing and written report thereon.
66. Art. 44A Exemption from EIA Directive for civil emergency or defence.
67. Art. 44B Exemption from requirement for EIA in exceptional circumstances.
68. Art. 44C Exemption from requirement to issue proposed decision.
69. Art. 44D Agency to take account of information specified under section 44B.
70. Art. 44E Notice of decision in relation to application to which exemption under section 44B relates.
71. Art. 45 Regulations regarding waste licences.
72. Art. 46 Review of waste licences.
73. Art. 46A Review of part of waste licence.
74. Art. 46B Periods for decision-making.
75. Art. 47 Transfer of waste licences.
76. Art. 48 Surrender of waste licences.
77. Art. 48A Revocation or suspension of waste licence in certain circumstances.
78. Art. 49 Limit on duration of waste licences.
79. Art. 50 Fees.
80. Art. 51 Recovery of sludges and agricultural waste.
81. Art. 52 Discharges to sewers.
82. Art. 53 Financial provisions regarding waste recovery and disposal.
83. Art. 53A Operator of landfill facility to impose charge for disposals.
84. Art. 54 Application of the Act of 1963 and related regulations.
85. Art. 53B Interpretation and supplemental (Part VA).
86. Art. 53C Producer responsibility for free treatment and recovery of end-of-life vehicles.
87. Art. 53D Requirement to deposit mechanically propelled vehicle for recovery, etc.
88. Art. 53E Regulations for purposes of section 53D, etc.
89. Art. 53F Offences for failure to comply with section 53D, etc.
90. Art. 53G Interpretation (Part VB)
91. Art. 53H Regulations for purposes of promoting, supporting or facilitating the prevention, minimisation, or restriction of hazardous substances in waste
92. Art. 53I Distributor and producer responsibility for the take back, treatment and recovery of waste electrical and electronic equipment
93. Art. 53J Registration
94. Art. 53K Obligation to mark electrical and electronic equipment placed on the market
95. Art. 53L Obligation to provide information to users of electrical and electronic equipment
96. Art. 53M Obligation to provide information to recovery facilities
97. Art. 55 Power of local authority to require measures to be taken in relation to the holding, recovery or disposal of waste.
98. Art. 55A Powers under section 55 also exercisable by Agency.
99. Art. 56 Powers of local authority to take measures to prevent or limit environmental pollution caused by waste.
100. Art. 56A Powers under section 56 also exercisable by Agency and clarification of that section.
101. Art. 57 Powers of High Court in relation to the holding, recovery or disposal of waste.
102. Art. 58 Remedies for unauthorised holding, recovery or disposal of waste.
103. Art. 59 Functions of local authorities in regard to waste.
104. Art. 60 Policy directions by Minister in relation to waste licensing, the movement of waste and other matters.
105. Art. 61 Detention and forfeiture of certain vehicles and equipment.
106. Art. 62 Power to give effect to Community acts.
107. Art. 63 Agreements between Agency and other public authorities.
108. Art. 64 Mass balances of specified substances.
109. Art. 65 Amendment of Act of 1992 and Act of 1987.
110. Art. 66 Amendment of Local Government (Water Pollution) Act, 1977.
111. Art. 67 Immunity of the Agency and local authorities.
112. Art. 68 Adaptation of certain references and transitional provisions.
113. Art. 69 Transfer of functions in relation to waste licences.
114. Art. 70 Exclusion of certain enactments relating to public health.
115. Art. 71 Abandoned vehicles.
116. Art. 72 Power to impose environmental levy.
117. Art. 73 Power to impose landfill levy.
118. Art. 73A Waste recovery levy
119. Art. 74 Environment Fund.
120. Art. 75 Charges for waste services.
121. Art. 75A Powers to make regulations in respect of end-of-waste and by-products processes
122. Art. 76 Transitional provisions consequent on Protection of the Environment Act 2003.
123. Art. 76A Transitional matters for activities not licensed under this Act consequent upon Industrial Emissions Directive.
124. Art. 77 Transitional and savings provisions consequent on Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2015