The Environment (Northern Ireland) Order 2002
Northern Ireland Order in Council 2002 No. 3153 — creates 11 criminal offences.
- Made
- 17 December 2002
- In force from
- Not determined
- Extent
- Not stated
- Subject
- Health and safety, environment, waste and fisheries
- Made under
- 2000 (c. 1), Schedule to the Northern Ireland Act 2000
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Part II of this Order makes provision for implementing Council Directive 96/61/EC and for otherwise preventing and controlling pollution. It amends the transitional provisions in relation to waste management licences in Article 47 of the Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 and makes provision about certain expiring disposal licences. Part III makes provision for implementing Council Directive 96/62 EC and for otherwise preventing and controlling air pollution. Part IV makes new provision with respect to areas of special scientific interest.
Offences created by this instrument
- It is an offence for a person intentionally to obstruct an authorised person in the exercise of his powers or duties article 20(1) · Revoked · Requires proof of a state of mind
- It is an offence for a person, without reasonable excuse,— a to fail to comply with any requirement imposed under… article 20(2) · Revoked · Strict liability
- It is an offence for a person falsely to pretend to be an authorised person article 20(3) · Revoked · Strict liability
- A person who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes Article 32(1) is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary… article 46(1) · Revoked · Strict liability
- A person who intentionally obstructs a person acting in the execution of any power conferred by Article 44(1) shall be… article 46(10) · Revoked · Requires proof of a state of mind
- A person who— a contravenes any byelaw made under Article 45; or b intentionally obstructs any person authorised under… article 46(11) · Revoked · Requires proof of a state of mind
- A public body which, in the exercise of its functions, carries out an operation which damages any of the flora, fauna… article 46(2) · Revoked · Strict liability
- A public body acting in the exercise of its functions which, having complied with Article 39(1), fails without… article 46(3) · Revoked · Strict liability
- A person (other than a public body acting in the exercise of its functions) who without reasonable excuse— a… article 46(6) · Revoked · Requires proof of a state of mind
- A person who without reasonable excuse fails to comply with a requirement of a management notice is guilty of an… article 46(9) · Revoked · Strict liability
- If, within the period specified in an order under paragraph (1), the person against whom it was made fails, without… article 47(4) · Revoked · Strict liability
What Parliament said about it
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How Parliament handled it
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Check the source
- This instrument on legislation.gov.uk The authoritative text, including amendments made since
- Other instruments from 2002