# The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2018, Introduction: Introductory text


Environmental Protection, England And Wales
Made 21st March 2018
Laid before Parliament 28th March 2018
Laid before the National Assembly for Wales 28th March 2018
Coming into force 2nd May 2018
The Secretary of State and the Welsh Ministers make these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2 and 7(9) of and Schedule 1 to the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999 (“the 1999 Act”).
In accordance with section 2(4) of the 1999 Act, the Secretary of State and the Welsh Ministers have consulted—
(a) the Environment Agency;
(b) the Natural Resources Body for Wales;
(c) such bodies and persons as appear to them to be representative of the interests of local government, industry, agriculture and small business as they considered appropriate; and
(d) such other bodies or persons as they considered appropriate.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/428/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-permitting-england-and-wales-amendment-no-2-regulations-2018/introduction
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