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Environmental Better Regulation Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (2016 Chapter 13).

País/Territorio
Reino Unido
Tipo de documento
Legislación
Fecha
2016
Fuente
FAO, FAOLEX
Título completo
An 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.
Materia
Aire y atmósfera, Medio ambiente gen., Agua
Palabra clave
Calidad del aire/contaminación del aire Control de la contaminación Institución Contaminación acústica Abastecimiento de agua Alcantarillado Recopilación de datos/informes Normas sobre calidad del agua
Área geográphica
Islas del Océano Atlántico, Europa, Europa y Central Asia, Atlántico Norte, Mar del Norte, Atlántico Nordeste, Europa Septentrional
Resumen

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.

Texto completo
Inglés
Página web
www.opsi.gov.uk

Referencias - Legislación

Enmienda

Environment (Northern Ireland) Order 2002 (S.I. No. 3153 (N.I. 7) of 2002).

Legislación | Reino Unido | 2002

Palabra clave: Control de la contaminación, Recopilación de datos/informes, Autorización/permiso, Eliminación de desechos, Gestión de desechos, Efluente de aguas residuales/vertido, Contaminación de las aguas dulces, Ordenación/conservación, Zona protegida

Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX

Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 3336 (N.I. 21) of 2006).

Legislación | Reino Unido | 2006

Palabra clave: Legislación básica, Abastecimiento de agua, Institución, Acceso-a-la-información, Recopilación de datos/informes, Captación de agua, Derechos de agua

Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX

Clean Air (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (No. 158 (N.I. 4) of 1981).

Legislación | Reino Unido | 1981 (2016)

Palabra clave: Calidad del aire/contaminación del aire, Emisiones, Infracciones/sanciones, Normas sobre calidad ambiental, Legislación básica, Control de la contaminación, Normas, Protección del medio ambiente, Eco-productos/ecoprocesos

Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX