Environmental Better Regulation Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (2016 Chapter 13). Country/Territory United Kingdom Document type Legislation Date 2016 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to enable provision to be made for protecting and improving the environment; to provide for an integrated environmental permitting system; to provide for a review of powers of entry and associated powers and for the repeal or rewriting of such powers and for safeguards in relation to them; to provide for the repeal or rewriting of offences connected with the exercise of any such powers and for the preparation of a code of practice in connection with such exercise; to amend the Clean Air (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 to provide for a new method for authorising fuels for use in a smoke control area and for exempting fireplaces from the provisions of Article 17 of that Order; to amend the Environment (Northern Ireland) Order 2002 to remove the requirement on district councils to make an assessment of air quality under Article 13 of that Order; to amend the Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 to transfer certain functions to the Department of the Environment from the Department for Regional Development; and for connected purposes. Subject Air & atmosphere, Environment gen., Water Keyword Air quality/air pollution Pollution control Institution Noise pollution Water supply Sewerage Data collection/reporting Water quality standards Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract This Act amends existing legislation so as to provide for a better environment in Northern Ireland. It enables provision to be made for or in connection with protecting and improving the environment, including (but not limited to) the following— (a) regulating environmental activities; (b) implementing EU obligations of the United Kingdom relating to protecting and improving the environment; (c) implementing international obligations of the United Kingdom relating to protecting and improving the environment. The Department of the Environment, by Regulations, may make provision for, or in connection with, any of the matters specified in Schedule 1. The Department may also amend, repeal or revoke any statutory provision under which it has any function to the extent necessary to remove from it any of the following that it considers to be unnecessary or inappropriate— (a) a power of entry or associated power; (b) an offence connected with the exercise of such a specified power. The Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 is amended with respect to enforcement authorities, regulations relating to wholesomeness of water, appointment and powers of inspectors and publication of certain information and advice. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Amends Environment (Northern Ireland) Order 2002 (S.I. No. 3153 (N.I. 7) of 2002). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2002 Keyword: Pollution control, Data collection/reporting, Authorization/permit, Waste disposal, Waste management, Effluent waste water/discharge, Freshwater pollution, Management/conservation, Protected area Source: FAO, FAOLEX Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 3336 (N.I. 21) of 2006). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2006 Keyword: Basic legislation, Water supply, Institution, Access-to-information, Data collection/reporting, Water abstraction, Water rights Source: FAO, FAOLEX Clean Air (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (No. 158 (N.I. 4) of 1981). Legislation | United Kingdom | 1981 (2016) Keyword: Air quality/air pollution, Emissions, Offences/penalties, Environmental standards, Basic legislation, Pollution control, Standards, Protection of environment, Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes Source: FAO, FAOLEX