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Introductory text

England, Wales and Scotland

Environmental Protection

Made 29th March 2010

Laid before Parliament 31st March 2010

Coming into force 30th April 2010

The Secretary of State is designatedf1 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972f2 in relation to the environment.

The Secretary of State makes the following regulations under the powers conferred by that section.

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Footnotes

f1

See the European Communities (Designation) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/301).

f2

1972 c. 68. Section 57(1) of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46) provides that despite the transfer to the Scottish Ministers of functions in relation to observing and implementing obligations under Community law by virtue of that Act, any function of a Minister of the Crown continues to be exercisable as regards Scotland for the purposes specified in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972.