Waste Management (Amendment of Waste Management Act, 1996) Regulations, 1998.

Subject

Cultivated plants, Waste & hazardous substances

Keyword

Fertilizers/nutrients Plant production Pollution control Waste disposal Soil pollution/quality Waste management

Geographical area

Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe

Abstract

These Regulations amend the scope of section 51(2) of the Waste Management Act, 1996, concerning the recovery of sludge and agricultural waste. Section 51 concerns the exemption from the requirements to possess a waste licence under section 39 of the Act. The purposes for which these Regulations are made include the purpose of giving effect to provisions of Council Directive 86/278/EEC on the protection of the environment, and in particular of the soil, when sewage sludge is used in agriculture.

Full text

English

Website

www.bailii.org

References - Legislation

Implements

Council Directive 86/278/EEC on the protection of the environment, and in particular of the soil, when sewage sludge is used in agriculture.

Legislation | European Union | 1986

Keyword: Fertilizers/nutrients, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Soil pollution/quality, Waste domestic sources, Waste management, Waste non-domestic sources, Sewerage, Waste disposal

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amends

Waste Management Act, 1996.

Legislation | Ireland | 1996 (2022)

Keyword: Pollution control, Waste disposal, Waste management, Recycling/reuse, Basic legislation, Freshwater pollution, Effluent waste water/discharge

Source: FAO, FAOLEX