# The Waste (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2012, Introduction: Introductory text

Extent: E+W+S+NI

This Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of defects in S.I. 2011/988 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.
Environmental Protection, England And Wales
Made 17th July 2012
Laid before Parliament 19th July 2012
Laid before the National Assembly for Wales 19th July 2012
Coming into force 1st October 2012
The Secretary of State is designated for the purposes of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to the environment. The Welsh Ministers are designated for the purposes of that Act in relation to the prevention, reduction and management of waste.
The Secretary of State, in relation to England, and the Welsh Ministers, in relation to Wales, make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of that Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/1889/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/waste-england-and-wales-amendment-regulations-2012/introduction
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