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Introductory text

United Kingdom

Exiting The European Union

Environmental Protection

Health And Safety, England And Wales

Waste

Sift requirements satisfied 16th January 2019

Made 31st January 2019

Laid before Parliament 7th February 2019

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2)

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by—

  1. (a)

    in relation to Part 1, the powers mentioned in paragraphs (b) and (c);

  2. (b)

    in relation to Part 2, section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 M1;

  3. (c)

    in relation to the remainder of the Regulations, section 8(1) of, and paragraph 21 of Schedule 7 to, the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 M2.

The Secretary of State is a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to—

  1. (a)

    batteries and accumulators M3;

  2. (b)

    matters relating to the prevention and recovery of waste electrical and electronic equipment M4;

  3. (c)

    matters relating to the prevention of waste from vehicles and forms of recovery of end-of-life vehicles and their components M5;

  4. (d)

    measures relating to the prevention, reduction and elimination of pollution caused by waste M6;

  5. (e)

    measures relating to the prevention, reduction and elimination of pollution caused by waste and the management of packaging and packaging waste M7.

The requirements of paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 7 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (relating to the appropriate Parliamentary procedure for these Regulations) have been satisfied.

Annotations

Marginal citations

M1

1972 c. 68. Section 2(2) was amended by the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51), section 27(1)(a) and the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7), the Schedule, Part 1. It is prospectively repealed by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16), section 1 from exit day (see section 20 of that Act). Under section 57(1) of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46), despite the transfer to Scottish Ministers of functions in relation to implementing obligations under EU law in relation to devolved matters, the Secretary of State retains power to exercise such functions as regards Scotland. Under paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32), despite the transfer to the Welsh Ministers of functions in relation to implementing obligations under EU law in relation to devolved matters, the Secretary of State retains power to exercise such functions as regards Wales.

M2

2018 c. 16.

M3

S.I. 2007/3471, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

M4

S.I. 2004/706, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

M5

S.I. 2001/3495, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

M6

S.I. 1992/2870, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

M7

S.I. 1996/266, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.