# The Persistent Organic Pollutants (Various Amendments) Regulations 2019 S.I. 2019/1099 · made 9 July 2019 These Regulations supplement Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 of the European Parliament and of the Council on persistent organic pollutants (recast) (OJ No. L 169, 25.6.2019, p. 45). Made under: European Communities Act 1972 (repealed) (Section 2, Schedule 2 paragraph 1A) PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/persistent-organic-pollutants-various-amendments-regulations-2019/pdf/uksi_20191099_en.pdf; UK Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/persistent-organic-pollutants-various-amendments-regulations-2019/pdf/uksiem_20191099_en.pdf ## Introductory text Environmental Protection Made 12.45 p.m. on 9th July 2019 Laid before Parliament 4.30 p.m. on 9th July 2019 Coming into force in accordance with regulation 2 The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of, and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 1972 (“ECA 1972”), makes the following Regulations. The Secretary of State has been designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the ECA 1972 in relation to persistent organic pollutants. 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 certain references to Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 of the European Parliament and of the Council on persistent organic pollutants (recast) to be construed as references to that Regulation as amended from time to time. ## 1 Citation These Regulations may be cited as the Persistent Organic Pollutants (Various Amendments) Regulations 2019. ## 2 Commencement (1) Regulations 1, 2 and 5 come into force on 15th July 2019. (2) Regulations 3 and 4 come into force on 12th August 2019. ## 3 Amendment to the Environment Act 1995 In section 41(1)(e) of the Environment Act 1995, for the words from “Regulation” to “Directive 79/117/EEC” substitute “Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 of the European Parliament and of the Council on persistent organic pollutants (recast)”. ## 4 Amendment to the Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005 For Schedule 8 to the Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005, substitute the new Schedule 8 set out in the Schedule to these Regulations. ## 5 Amendments to the Persistent Organic Pollutants Regulations 2007 In the Persistent Organic Pollutants Regulations 2007— (a) for regulation 2 substitute— “Meaning of Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 2. In these Regulations, “Regulation (EU) 2019/1021” means Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 of the European Parliament and of the Council on persistent organic pollutants (recast), as amended from time to time.”; (b) in regulation 3(1), for “Regulation (EC) No. 850/2004” substitute “Regulation (EU) 2019/1021”; (c) in regulation 4(1)— (i) in the words before sub-paragraph (a), for “Regulation (EC) No. 850/2004” substitute “Regulation (EU) 2019/1021”; (ii) in sub-paragraph (b), for “Pollution Prevention and Control Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003” substitute “Pollution Prevention and Control (Industrial Emissions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013”; (d) in regulation 5, for the words from “Regulation” to “substances)” substitute “Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 (control of manufacturing, placing on the market and use, and the listing of substances)”; (e) in regulation 6(1), for the words from “Regulation” to “waste)” substitute “Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 (stockpiles)”; (f) in regulation 7(1), for the words from “Regulation” to “waste)” substitute “Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 (waste management)”; (g) in regulation 8(1), for “Regulation (EC) No. 850/2004” substitute “Regulation (EU) 2019/1021”; (h) in regulation 9(2)— (i) in the words before sub-paragraph (a), for “Regulation (EC) No. 850/2004” substitute “Regulation (EU) 2019/1021”; (ii) omit sub-paragraph (a) (and the “and” which follows it); (i) in regulation 10(1)— (i) in the words before sub-paragraph (a), for “Regulation (EC) No. 850/2004” substitute “Regulation (EU) 2019/1021”; (ii) in sub-paragraph (a), for “Regulation (EC) No. 850/2004” substitute “Regulation (EU) 2019/1021”. ## Signature Thérèse Coffey Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 12.45 p.m. on 9th July 2019 ## “SCHEDULE 8 Form of consignee’s return to producer or holder Regulation 54” ## Explanatory note (This note is not part of the Regulations) These Regulations supplement Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 of the European Parliament and of the Council on persistent organic pollutants (recast) (OJ No. L 169, 25.6.2019, p. 45). Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 replaces and repeals Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on persistent organic pollutants (OJ No. L 158, 30.4.2004, p. 7). Regulations 3 to 5 make various amendments to the following enactments to reflect this— (a) the Environment Act 1995 (c. 25), (b) the Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/894), and (c) the Persistent Organic Pollutants Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/3106). A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/1099 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/persistent-organic-pollutants-various-amendments-regulations-2019 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.