Introductory text

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Made 24th May 2005

Laid before Parliament 24th May 2005

Coming into force 14th June 2005

The Secretary of State, being a Minister designated^f1 for the purposes of subsection (2) of section 2 of the European Communities Act 1972^f2 in relation to greenhouse gas emission allowance trading, in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by that subsection, makes the following Regulations:

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Footnotes

f1: S.I. 2004/1984.
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 shall continue to be exercisable by him as regards Scotland for the purposes specified in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972.