# The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Registries and Fees etc.) Regulations 2011, Introduction: Introductory text


Climate Change
Made 1st December 2011
Laid before Parliament 8th December 2011
Coming into force 1st January 2012
The Secretary of State is a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to the environment.
These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of that Act, and it appears to the Secretary of State that it is expedient for the 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 European Communities Act 1972, as read with paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to that Act , makes the following Regulations:

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/2911/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/greenhouse-gas-emissions-trading-scheme-amendment-registries-and-fees-etc-regulations-2011/introduction
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