# The Environmental Protection (Plastic Straws, Cotton Buds and Stirrers) (England) Regulations 2020, Introduction: Introductory text


This draft Statutory Instrument supersedes the draft of the same title which was laid before Parliament on 3rd March 2020 (ISBN 978-0-11-119363-1). It is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that draft Statutory Instrument.
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 in accordance with regulation 1
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 140(1)(b) and (c), (3)(c) and (d) and (9) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (“the 1990 Act”) and section 62(2) of the Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008 (“the 2008 Act”).
The Secretary of State—
(a) has published a notice in the London Gazette as required by section 140(6)(b) of the 1990 Act and has considered the representations made in accordance with that notice;
(b) is satisfied in accordance with section 66 of the 2008 Act that local authorities (who are regulators for the purposes of these Regulations) will act in accordance with the principles referred to in section 5(2) of that Act in exercising a power conferred by these Regulations;
(c) considers it appropriate to make these Regulations for the purpose of preventing the articles specified in them from causing pollution of the environment and harm to the health of animals.
In accordance with section 62(3) of the 2008 Act, a draft of these Regulations has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, each House of Parliament.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2020/9780111196205/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-environmental-protection-plastic-straws-cotton-buds-and-stirrers-england-regulations-2020/introduction
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