Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2026

Amendment of section 8 of Act of 2022

31. Section 8 of the Act of 2022 is amended by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (7):

“(7A) The Minister may pay into the Circular Economy Fund such amount of monies as is paid to the Minister in financial contributions under an extended producer responsibility scheme established for the purpose of giving effect to Directive (EU) 2019/904 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 20193 on the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment as the Minister may, with the consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, determine.”.

3 OJ No. L. 155, 12.6.2019, p. 1