Waste Management Act 1996

Fees.

50

50.—(1) The Minister shall make regulations providing for the, payment to a local authority or the Agency, as appropriate, of a fee of a specified amount in respect of—

F248[(a) an application made to the local authority for—

(i) the grant of a waste collection permit under section 34,

(ii) a review of a waste collection permit under section 34A(1)(b), or

(iii) the transfer of a waste collection permit under section 34B,]

(b) an application made to the Agency for—

(i) the grant of a waste licence under section 40;

(ii) a review of such a licence under section 46;

(iii) the transfer of such a licence under section 47;

(iv) the surrender of such a licence under section 48; and

(v) the extension for the purposes of section 49 of a period mentioned in that section,

(c) an objection made to the Agency under section 42 (3) or a request for an oral hearing in relation to such an objection made to it under section 42 (9),

and such regulations may make provision for—

(I) the payment of fees of different amounts in respect of different classes of such applications or other matters as aforesaid,

(II) the exemption from the payment of any such fee in such circumstances as may be specified,

(III) the waiver, remission or refund (in whole or in part) of any such fee in such circumstances as may be specified, and

(IV) the manner in which such fees may be disposed of.

(2) Where, pursuant to regulations under this section, a fee is payable to a local authority or the Agency in respect of an application or request made to it, the local authority or the Agency, as the case may be, shall not consider or determine the application or request unless and until such fee is received.

Annotations

Amendments:

F248

Substituted (31.08.2015) by Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2015 (29/2015), s. 42, S.I. No. 358 of 2015.

Editorial Notes:

E514

Power pursuant to section exercised (7.03.2023) by Waste Management (Collection Permit) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 104 of 2023). 

E515

Power pursuant to section exercised (16.01.2016) by Waste Management (Collection Permit) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 24 of 2016).

E516

Power pursuant to section exercised (31.03.2008) by Waste Management (Collection Permit) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (S.I. No. 87 of 2008).

E517

Power pursuant to section exercised (31.03.2008) by Waste Management (Collection Permit) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 820 of 2007), in effect as per reg. 1(2).

E518

Power pursuant to section exercised (12.07.2004) by Waste Management (Licensing) Regulations 2004 (S.I. No. 395 of 2004), in effect as per reg. 1(2).

E519

Power pursuant to section exercised (23.06.2000) by Waste Management (Licensing) Regulations 2000 (S.I. No. 185 of 2000).

E520

Previous affecting provision; power pursuant to section exercised (14.02.2023) by Waste Management (Collection Permit) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 63 of 2023); revoked (7.03.2023) by Waste Management (Collection Permit) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 104 of 2023), reg. 8(1). 

E521

Previous affecting provision: pursuant to section exercised (30.08.2001) by Waste Management (Collection Permit) Regulations 2001 (S.I. No. 402 of 2001); revoked (31.03.2008) by Waste Management (Collection Permit) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 820 of 2007), reg. 2(1) and sch. 1, in effect as per reg. 1(2), subject to transitional provision in reg. 2(2).

E522

Previous affecting provision: pursuant to section exercised (23.08.2001) by Waste Management (Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 (S.I. No. 397 of 2001); revoked (12.07.2004) by Waste Management (Licensing) Regulations 2004 (S.I. No. 395 of 2004), art. 2 and sch. 1, in effect as per art. 1(2).

E523

Previous affecting provision: power pursuant to section exercised (19.05.1998) by Waste Management (Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations 1998 (S.I. No. 162 of 1998); rendered obsolete by revocation of S.I. No. 133 of 1997, see below.

E524

Previous affecting provision: pursuant to section exercised (27.03.1997) by Waste Management (Licensing) Regulations 1997 (S.I. No. 133 of 1997); revoked (23.06.2000) by Waste Management (Licensing) Regulations 2000 (S.I. No. 185 of 2000), reg. 50; subject to transitional provision in reg. 51.