# The Hazardous Waste (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2015, Introduction: Introductory text


Environmental Protection
Made 5th June 2015
Laid before Parliament 9th June 2015
Coming into force 1st July 2015
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by—
(a)section 2(2) of, and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 1972 (“the ECA 1972”); and
(b)section 2 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999 (“the PPCA 1999”) .
The Secretary of State has been designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the ECA 1972 in relation to the environment and batteries and accumulators .
These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the ECA 1972 and it appears to the Secretary of State that it is expedient for the references to the European Union instrument mentioned in regulations 2(b), 3(4), 5(b), 7(3)(a)(i), 8(2) and 9 to be construed as references to that instrument as amended from time to time.
The Secretary of State has in accordance with section 2(4) of the PPCA 1999 consulted—
(a)the Environment Agency;
(b)such bodies or persons appearing to the Secretary of State to be representative of the interests of local government, industry, agriculture and small businesses respectively as the Secretary of State considers appropriate; and
(c)such other bodies or persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/1360/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/hazardous-waste-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-2015/introduction
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