# The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Nitrous Oxide) Regulations 2011, Introduction: Introductory text


Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under section 2(8) and (9)(d) of the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999 and paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 1972, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.
Climate Change
Made 2011
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(1)
The Secretary of State is a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to the environment.
In accordance with section 2(4) of the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999 (“the 1999 Act”), the Secretary of State has consulted the Environment Agency, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, and such bodies or persons appearing to the Secretary of State to be representative of the interests of local government, industry, agriculture and small businesses, and such other bodies and persons, as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.
In accordance with section 2(8) and (9)(d) of the 1999 Act and paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 1972, a draft of these Regulations has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.
These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, and it appears to the Secretary of State that it is expedient for the references to an EU instrument in these Regulations to be construed as references to that instrument as amended from time to time.
Accordingly the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2 of and Schedule 1 to the 1999 Act and by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, as read with paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 1972, makes the following Regulations:

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2011/9780111509494/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-greenhouse-gas-emissions-trading-scheme-nitrous-oxide-regulations-2011/introduction
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