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Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under section 2(8) of the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.

Environmental Protection

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Coming into force 28th February 2022

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of powers conferred by section 2 of, and paragraphs 11, 17 and 20 of Schedule 1 to, the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999 (“the 1999 Act”)f1.

In accordance with section 2(4) of the 1999 Act, the Secretary of State has consulted—

  1. (a)

    the Environment Agency;

  2. (b)

    such bodies or persons appearing to him to be representative of the interests of local government, industry, agriculture and small businesses as the Secretary of State considers appropriate, and

  3. (c)

    such other bodies or persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.

In accordance with section 2(8) of the 1999 Act, a draft of these Regulations has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, each House of Parliament.

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1999 c. 24. Section 2 was amended by section 62 of the Water Act 2014 (c. 21), and S.I. 2013/755. Schedule 1 was amended by section 70 of the Environment Act 2021 (c. 30), and S.I. 2005/925, 2012/2788, 2018/942, 2019/458.