Introductory text

This Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of defects in S.I. 2005/894 and S.I. 2007/2325 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of those Statutory Instruments.

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Made 6th December 2007

Laid before Parliament 12th December 2007

Coming into force 1st February 2008

The Secretary of State is designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972^f1 in relation to measures relating to the prevention, reduction and elimination of pollution caused by waste and in relation to measures relating to the control of air pollution^f2.

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of that Act.

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Footnotes

f1: 1972 c. 68.
f2: S.I. 1992/2870 and S.I. 1988/785. Notwithstanding section 53(1) of the Scotland Act 1998 (1998 c. 46), the power of the Secretary of State to make subordinate legislation as regards Scotland for the purposes specified in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 remains exercisable by virtue of section 57(1) of the Scotland Act 1998. Notwithstanding the provisions of the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/1958), the power of the Secretary of State to make subordinate legislation as regards Wales for the purposes specified in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 remains exercisable by virtue of section 58(5) of, and paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 to, the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c.32).