{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environment-miscellaneous-amendments-eu-exit-regulations-2020/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2020/1313",
  "legislation_title": "The Environment (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environment-miscellaneous-amendments-eu-exit-regulations-2020",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "This Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of a defect in S.I. 2018/129 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.\nExiting The European Union\nEnvironmental Protection\nConsumer Protection\nHealth And Safety\nWildlife\nSift requirements satisfied 6th October 2020\nMade 18th November 2020\nLaid before Parliament 19th November 2020\nComing into force in accordance with regulation 1\nThe Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, section 8(1) of, and paragraph 21 of Schedule 7 to, the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and section 41(1) of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020.\nThe 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 and wild animals.\nThe requirements of paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 7 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (relating to the appropriate Parliamentary procedure for these Regulations) have been satisfied.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1972 c. 68. The European Communities Act 1972 (“the 1972 Act”) was repealed by section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16) (“the 2018 Act”) with effect from exit day. Despite that repeal the 1972 Act continues to have effect with modifications until IP completion day, by virtue of section 1A of the 2018 Act. Section 1A was inserted by section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c. 1). Section 2(2) of the 1972 Act was previously amended by section 27(1) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51) and by section 3(3) of, and Part 1 of the Schedule to, the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "2018 c. 16."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "2020 c. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "S.I. 2008/301, which is prospectively revoked by S.I. 2018/1011 from IP completion day (see section 20 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "S.I. 2014/1890, which is prospectively revoked by S.I. 2018/1011 from IP completion day (see section 20 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/1313/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:22:33.259244+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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