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S.I. No. 396/2017 - Waste Management (Farm Plastics) (Amendment) Regulations 2017.
Statutory Text (3 Articles)
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Waste Management (Farm Plastics) (Amendment) Regulations 2017.
Commencement.
2. These Regulations shall come into operation on 1 October 2017.
Amendment to the Waste Management (Farm Plastics) Regulations 2001
3. Regulation 2(3) of the Waste Management (Farm Plastics) Regulations 2001 (
S.I. No. 341 of 2001
) is amended by substituting for the definition of “farm plastics” the following definition
“farm plastics” means sheeting, netting, bale twine, bale wrap or bale bags composed mainly of polyolefins, including polyethylene, polypropylene or polyvinyl chloride, which is or are suitable for use for the holding, storage or conservation of fodder.
GIVEN under my Official Seal,
30 August 2017.
DENIS NAUGHTEN,
Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation).
These Regulations amend the Waste Management (Farm Plastics) Regulations 2001 and are designed to assist in the improved recovery of waste farm plastics. The Regulations provide that from 1 October 2017, the definition of farm plastics will be expanded to include two further materials, i.e. netting and bale twine.