Regulation 25 Regulations: consultationF1

(1)

Before making any regulations under this Part, the Secretary of State must consult—

(a)

the devolved policy authorities;

(b)

such bodies or persons as appear to the Secretary of State to be interested in or affected by the making of the regulations, including the OSPAR Commission (the Commission established by Article 10 of the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic) and any other interested organ of an international organisation.

(2)

After taking any decision following consultation under paragraph (1), the Secretary of State must publish a report in respect of that decision.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Pt. 6 inserted (31.12.2020) by The Environment (Legislative Functions from Directives) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1350), regs. 1, 23; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)