Introductory text

Environmental Protection

Made at 9.20 a.m. on 11th March 2025

Laid before Parliament at 4.30 p.m. on 11th March 2025

Coming into force 1st April 2025

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 15(1) and 18(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 of the European Parliament and of the Council on persistent organic pollutants (recast) (“the POPs Regulation”)^f1.

The Scottish Ministers and the Welsh Ministers have consented to the Secretary of State making these Regulations, in accordance with Article 2A of the POPs Regulation.

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Footnotes

f1: EUR 2019/1021, amended by S.I. 2020/1358 and S.I. 2025/296; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.