S.I. No. 496/2009 - Waste Management (Landfill Levy) Order 2009

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 15th December, 2009.

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 2009.

2. In this order, “Waste Management Acts 1996 to 2008” means 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 ), the Waste Management (Registration of Brokers and Dealers) Regulations 2008 ( S.I. No. 113 of 2008 ), the Waste Management (Landfill Levy) Order 2008 ( S.I. No. 168 of 2008 ) and the Waste Management (Certification of Historic Unlicenced Waste Disposal and Recovery Activity) Regulations 2008 ( S.I. No. 524 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 Act is amended by—

the substitution of “€25” for “€20”.

Given under my Official Seal,

11 December 2009.

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 Act 1996 as inserted by section 11 of the Waste Management (Amendment) Act 2001 and provides that the amount of the landfill levy shall not exceed €25.