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Regulation 1 Citation, commencement, interpretation and applicationI1I2

Scotland

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Radioactive Contaminated Land (Scotland) Regulations 2007 and, subject to paragraph (2), shall come into force on 30th October 2007.

(2)

These Regulations come into force on 1st April 2007 for the purpose of the exercise by the Scottish Ministers of any power conferred by Part IIA of the 1990 Act (as modified by these Regulations) to make regulations or orders, give directions or issue guidance.

(3)

In these Regulations “the 1990 Act” means the Environmental Protection Act 1990f1.

(4)

These Regulations extend to Scotland only.

Annotations

Commencement

I1

Reg. 1 in force at 1.4.2007 for specified purposes, see reg. 1(2)

I2

Reg. 1 in force at 30.10.2007 in so far as not already in force, see reg. 1(1)

Footnotes

f1

1990 c. 43. Sections 78A to 78YC were inserted by section 57 of the Environment Act 1995 (c. 25); “prescribed” and “regulations” are defined in section 78A(9). The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).