# The Persistent Organic Pollutants (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2025, Introduction: 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”).
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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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/297/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/persistent-organic-pollutants-amendment-no-2-regulations-2025/introduction
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