Introductory text

Exiting The European Union

Customs

Environmental Protection

Made 14th March 2019

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 2

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by—

(a)

section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972^f1;

(b)

section 8(1) of, and paragraph 21 of Schedule 7 to, the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018^f2.

The Secretary of State has been designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to the environment^f3, the prevention, reduction and elimination of pollution caused by waste^f4 and the control of the import and export of goods^f5.

In accordance with paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 1972 and paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 7 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, a draft of this instrument has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1972 c. 68; section 2(2) was amended by section 27(1)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51) and by Part 1 of the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7). The European Communities Act 1972 Act is repealed with effect from exit day by section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.
f2: 2018 c. 16.
f3: S.I. 2008/301.
f4: S.I. 1983/1706.
f5: S.I. 1992/2870, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.