WASTE MANAGEMENT (PLANNING) REGULATIONS 1997WASTE MANAGEMENT (PLANNING) REGULATIONS 1997 The Minister forthe Environment, in exercise of the powersconferred on himby section 7 of the Waste Management Act, 1996(No. 10 of 1996)hereby makes the following Regulations: REG 1 Citation1. These Regulationsmay be cited as the Waste Management (Planning)Regulations, 1997. REG 2 Purpose ofRegulations2. The purposesfor which these Regulations are made include thepurpose of givingeffect to provisions of—( a ) CouncilDirective 75/442/EEC of 15 July, 1975 on waste, asamended by CouncilDirective 91/156/EEC of 18 March, 1991(1),(1)O.J. No.L194/23, 25 July 1975, and O.J. No. L78/32, 26 March1991.( b ) CouncilDirective 75/439/EEC of 16 June, 1975 on thedisposal of wasteoils, as amended by Council Directive 87/101/EECof 22 December,1986(2)(2)O.J. No.L194/39, 25 July 1975, and O.J. No. L42/43, 12 February1987.( c ) CouncilDirective 91/689/EEC of 12 December, 1991 onhazardouswaste(3), and(3)O.J. No.L377/20,...