# The Environmental Protection (Single-use Vapes) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2025, Introduction: Introductory text


Environmental Protection, Wales
Made 17 June 2025
Laid before Senedd Cymru 18 June 2025
Coming into force 19 June 2025
The Welsh Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 140(1)(c) and (d), and (3)(c) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (“the 1990 Act”).
The Welsh Ministers—
(a) consider it appropriate to make these Regulations for the purpose of preventing the articles specified in them from causing pollution of the environment and harm to the health of animals;
(b) have published a notice in the London Gazette and the Western Mail, in accordance with section 140(6)(b) of the 1990 Act, and have considered the representations made in accordance with that notice, as required by section 140(6)(c) of the 1990 Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2025/708/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-protection-single-use-vapes-wales-amendment-regulations-2025/introduction
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