Waste Management Act, 1996.
Country
Type of law
Legislation
Date of original text
Abstract
The 71 sections of this Act are divided into 7 parts: Preliminary and general; Waste management planning; Measures to reduce production, and promote recovery, of waste; Holding, collection and movement of waste; Recovery and disposal of waste; General provisions regarding environmental protection; Miscellaneous.
Section 2 lists Community acts given effect to by this Act. The Act shall not apply to sewage and sewage effluent, the treatment of effluent or the discharge thereof to waters, other than the treatment of effluent at, or its discharge from, a facility for the holding, recovery or disposal of waste or the dumping of waste at sea (sect. 3). "Waters" has the meaning assigned to it by the Local Government (Water Pollution) Act, 1977. Each local authority and the Environmental Protection Agency shall carry out, or cause to be carried out, such monitoring of the nature, extent and effects of emissions to the environment arising from the holding, recovery or disposal of waste as it considers to be necessary for the performance of its functions under this Act.
Section 2 lists Community acts given effect to by this Act. The Act shall not apply to sewage and sewage effluent, the treatment of effluent or the discharge thereof to waters, other than the treatment of effluent at, or its discharge from, a facility for the holding, recovery or disposal of waste or the dumping of waste at sea (sect. 3). "Waters" has the meaning assigned to it by the Local Government (Water Pollution) Act, 1977. Each local authority and the Environmental Protection Agency shall carry out, or cause to be carried out, such monitoring of the nature, extent and effects of emissions to the environment arising from the holding, recovery or disposal of waste as it considers to be necessary for the performance of its functions under this Act.
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Topics
Chemicals and Waste
Long title of text
An Act to make provision in relation to the prevention, management and control of waste; to give effect to provisions of certain acts adopted by institutions of the European Communities in respect of those matters; to amend the Environmental Protection Agency Act, 1992, and to repeal certain enactments and to provide for related matters.
Date of consolidation/reprint
Notes
All Acts up to and including the Electricity Costs (Domestic Electricity Accounts) Emergency Measures Act 2022 (1/2022), enacted 4 March 2022, and all statutory instruments up to and including the Waste Management (Prohibition of Waste Disposal by Burning) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 51 of 2022), made 9 February 2022, were considered in the preparation of this Revised Act.
Repealed
No
Publication reference
Official Gazette 10/1996
Source language
English
Legislation status
in force
Legislation Amendment
No
Toolkit legislation
Plastic
Regulatory Approach
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