# The Environment (Legislative Functions from Directives) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, Regulation 13: Power to update in light of scientific and technical progress


(1) The Secretary of State may, by regulations—
(a) amend any enactment which makes provision corresponding to a relevant provision of Directive 2016/2284/EU;
(b) make provision requiring (whether by amending an enactment, or otherwise) a reference to a relevant provision of Directive 2016/2284/EU (or a reference encompassing a relevant provision) to be read as a reference to that provision with modifications.
(2) But the Secretary of State may only make regulations under paragraph (1)—
(a) to the extent that the Secretary of State considers that it is appropriate to do so as a result of scientific and technical progress;
(b) if doing so is consistent with the framework of the 1979 UNECE Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution.
(3) The relevant provisions of Directive 2016/2284/EU are—
(a) Annex 1 (monitoring and reporting of atmospheric pollutants);
(b) Part 2 of Annex 3 (emission reduction measures);
(c) Annex 4 (preparation of inventories, reports and adjusted inventories);
(d) Annex 5 (optional indicators for monitoring air pollution impacts).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2019/9780111187555/regulation/13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-environment-legislative-functions-from-directives-eu-exit-regulations-2019/regulation-13
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