WASTE MANAGEMENT ACT 1996LONG TITLE 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. [20th May, 1996] BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: PART I - PRELIMINARY AND GENERAL 1 Short title and commencement. SECT 1.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Waste Management Act, 1996. (2) This Act shall come into operation on such day or days as, by order or orders made by the Minister under this section, may be fixed therefor either generally or with reference to a particular purpose or provision and different days may be so fixed for different purposes and different provisions: Provided that if immediately before the expiration of the period of 2 years from the date of passing of this Act, this Act has n...