Introductory text

Environmental Protection

Made 22nd February 2012

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The Secretary of State is designated^f1 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972^f2 in relation to the environment.

A draft of these Regulations has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament in accordance with section 105(3) of the Energy Act 2008^f3 and paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 1972.

Accordingly the Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and by sections 19, 21, 27 and 104(2) of the Energy Act 2008.

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Footnotes

f1: S.I. 2008/301.
f2: 1972 c.68; section 2(2) was amended by section 27(1)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51) and by section 3(3) of, and Part 1 of the Schedule to, the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7).
f3: 2008 c.32.