Explanatory note

This Order designates Council Directive 2013/59/EURATOM laying down basic safety standards for protection against the dangers arising from exposure to ionising radiation and repealing Council Directives 89/618/EURATOM, 90/641/EURATOM, 96/29/EURATOM, 97/43/EURATOM and 2003/122/EURATOM (OJ No L 13, 17.01.2014, p 1-73), and Directive 2015/2193/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 313, 28.11.2015, p. 1-19) on the limitation of emissions of certain pollutants into the air from medium combustion plants as relevant directives for the purposes of paragraph 20(1)(b) of Schedule 1 to the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999 (c.24).

Designation of a Directive as a relevant directive allows regulations to be made under that Act which make provision corresponding or similar to any provision made, or capable of being made, under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 (c.68) in connection with that Directive.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the public, private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.