The Environmental Offences (Fixed Penalties) (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022

JurisdictionNorthern Ireland
Year2022
CitationSR 2022/302

Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2022 No. 302

Environmental Protection

The Environmental Offences (Fixed Penalties) (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022

Made

6th December 2022

Coming into operation

30th December 2022

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 18A(1) of the Litter (Northern Ireland) Order 1994(1) and section 44(4) of the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act (Northern Ireland) 2011(2) and now exercisable by it(3).

Citation and commencement

1. These regulations may be cited as the Environmental Offences (Fixed Penalties) (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022 and come into operation on 30th December 2022.

Amendment to the Environmental Offences (Fixed Penalties) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012

2. The Environmental Offences (Fixed Penalties) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012(4) are amended in accordance with regulations 3 and 4.

Amendment of regulation 2 (Interpretation)

3. In regulation 2 after the definition of “the 2011 Act” insert ““the 2012 Regulations” means the Dog Control Orders (Prescribed Offences and Penalties, etc.) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012”(5).

Amendment of regulation 3 (Prescribed range of fixed penalties)

4.—(1) In paragraph (1)(a) omit “Article 6(6A)(a) of, and”.

(2) In paragraph (1)(b) omit “, 44(1)”.

(3) After paragraph (1)(b) insert—

(c)section 44(1)(a) of the 2011 Act insofar as it relates to an offence under a Dog Control Order set out in Schedules 2 to 5 to the “2012 Regulations,.

(4) After paragraph (1) insert—

(1A) The amount of a fixed penalty capable of being specified by a district council for a fixed penalty under—

(a)Article 6(6A)(a) of the Litter...

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