The Environmental Protection (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

This instrument makes necessary changes to a number of pieces of Northern Ireland environmental protection legislation, which arise as a result of the UK leaving the European Union. The changes are to legislation covering waste management and air and environmental quality control, for which the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs has responsibility. The amendments, made under section 8 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, are mostly minor and technical operability changes that amend secondary domestic legislation which transposes EU Directives into Northern Ireland law. This instrument also modifies the interpretation of EU Directives to remove post-EU exit inoperabilities.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 10 January 2019
• Last updated: 19 February 2019 — See all updates

• Laid on: 10 January 2019
• Sift end date: 29 January 2019
• Sifting status: Closed
• Subject: Environment

Statutory instrument

The Environmental Protection (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 - SI

Explanatory memorandum

The Environmental Protection (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 - EM

Sifting committee recommendation

The sifting committee agreed with the government that this statutory instrument doesn’t need to be debated in parliament.

Find this statutory instrument on legislation.gov.uk.

Published 10 January 2019
Last updated 19 February 2019 + show all updates

1. 19 February 2019

   This SI was laid before Parliament on 19 February under the negative procedure

2. 8 February 2019

   Both sifting committees have given their recommendation for this statutory instrument

3. 10 January 2019

   First published.

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