S.I. No. 168/2008 - Waste Management (Landfill Levy) Order 2008
WASTE MANAGEMENT (LANDFILL LEVY) ORDER 2008 | ||
Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in | ||
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 13th June, 2008. | ||
The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 7 and 73 of the Waste Management Acts 1996 to 2008 hereby orders as follows: | ||
1. This Order may be cited as the Waste Management (Landfill Levy) Order 2008. | ||
2. In this order, “Waste Management Acts 1996 to 2008” mean the Waste Management Act 1996 (No. 10 of 1996) as amended by the Waste Management (Amendment) Act 2001 (No. 36 of 2001), Part 3 of the Protection of the Environment Act 2003 (No. 27 of 2003), the Waste Management (Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Regulations 2005 ( S.I. No. 290 of 2005 ), the Waste Management (Environmental Levy) (Plastic Bag) Order 2007 ( S.I. No. 62 of 2007 ) and the Waste Management (Registration of Brokers and Dealers) Regulations 2008 ( S.I. No. 113 of 2008 ). | ||
3. The Waste Management Acts 1996 to 2008 shall include this Order and shall be construed together as one Act. | ||
4. Section 73(3) of the Waste Management Acts 1996 to 2008 is amended by — the substitution of “€20” for “€19”. | ||
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, | ||
4 June 2008 | ||
JOHN GORMLEY, | ||
Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. | ||
EXPLANATORY NOTE | ||
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation). | ||
This Order amends section 73(3) of the Waste Management Acts 1996 to 2008 and provides that the amount of the landfill levy shall not exceed €20. |
