# The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2015, Introduction: Introductory text


Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under section 62(3) of the Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008 for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.
Environmental Protection, England
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Coming into force 6th April 2015
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999 and section 62 of the Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008.
The Secretary of State has, in accordance with section 2(4) of the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999, consulted—
(a) the Environment Agency;
(b) such bodies or persons appearing to the Secretary of State to be representative of the interests of local government, industry, agriculture and small businesses as the Secretary of State considers appropriate; and
(c) such other bodies or persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.
In accordance with section 66 of the Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008, the Secretary of State is satisfied that the Environment Agency will act in accordance with the principles referred to in section 5(2) of that Act in exercising the powers in these Regulations.
A draft of this instrument has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament pursuant to section 62 of the Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2015/9780111125601/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-environmental-permitting-england-and-wales-amendment-england-regulations-2015/introduction
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