Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These regulations are made in exercise of the powers in section 2(2) of, and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 1972^f1, in order to make minor miscellaneous technical amendments to update outdated references in existing legislation that transposes current EU environmental requirements.

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f1: 1972 c.68 section 2(2) was amended by the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (2006 c.51) (the 2006 Act), section 27(1)(a) and the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (2008 c.7) (the 2008 Act), the Schedule Part 1. Paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 was inserted by the 2006 Act, section 28, and was amended by the 2008 Act, the Schedule Part 1. Section 2(2) and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 are prospectively repealed by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (2018 c.16), section 1 from exit day (see section 20 of that Act).