# The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Charging Schemes) Regulations 2012, Introduction: Introductory text


Climate Change
Made 6th November 2012
Laid before Parliament 12th November 2012
Coming into force 3rd December 2012
The Secretary of State is a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 (“the Act”) in relation to the environment.
These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the Act, and it appears to the Secretary of State that it is expedient for references to EU instruments in these Regulations to be construed as references to those instruments as amended from time to time.
Accordingly the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the Act as read with paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to the Act, makes the following Regulations:

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2788/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/greenhouse-gas-emissions-trading-scheme-amendment-charging-schemes-regulations-2012/introduction
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