Introductory text
England and Wales
Environmental Protection, England And Wales
Made 2nd March 2015
Laid before Parliament 5th March 2015
Coming into force 1st April 2015
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 153(4) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990f1.
Annotations
Footnotes
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1990 c.43. The relevant functions of the Secretary of State insofar as they are exercisable within the devolved competence were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46). In relation to Wales, the Secretary of State has concurrent powers with the Welsh Ministers: see article 2 of, and the entry relating to the Environmental Protection Act 1990 in Schedule 1 to, the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672) and paragraphs 30 to 32 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c.32). The relevant functions of the Secretary of State in relation to transferred matters are exercisable by Northern Ireland Ministers and departments by virtue of section 23 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (c.47).