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This draft Statutory Instrument supersedes the draft of the same title which was laid before Parliament and published on 6th December 2023 (ISBN 978-0-348-25471-6). It is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that draft Statutory Instrument.

Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under section 2(8) of the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999 (c. 24), for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, ENGLAND AND WALES

Made

Coming into force 1st April 2024

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

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

  1. (a)

    the Environment Agency,

  2. (b)

    the Natural Resources Body for Wales,

  3. (c)

    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

  4. (d)

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

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

Annotations

Footnotes

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1999 c. 24. Section 2 is amended by section 62 of the Water Act 2014 (c. 21) and S.I. 2013/755. Paragraph 20 of Schedule 1 is amended by S.I. 2018/942 and 2019/458.