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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, ENGLAND

Made 23rd August 2006

Laid before Parliament 29th August 2006

Coming into force 1st October 2006

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2 of the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999^f1.

In accordance with section 2(4) of that Act, he has consulted the Environment Agency, such bodies or persons appearing to him to be representative of the interests of local government, industry, agriculture and small businesses respectively as he considers appropriate and such other bodies and persons as he considers appropriate.

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f1: 1999 c. 24. The Secretary of State can exercise these powers only in relation to England: see section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46) and section 5(3) of the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999. The functions of the Secretary of State, so far as exercisable in relation to Wales, were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 2005, S.I. 2005/1958.