Introductory text
Environmental Protection
Made 14th December 2020
Laid before Parliament 16th December 2020
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1
The Secretary of State has been designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972f1 in relation to the environmentf2. The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of that Act.
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1972 c.68. The European Communities Act was repealed by section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c.16) with effect from exit day, but saved with modifications until IP completion day by section 1A of that Act (as inserted by section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c.1)). Section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 was 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).
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