2009 No. 1517

Environmental Protection, England And Wales

The Pollution Prevention and Control (Designation of Directives) (England and Wales) Order 2009

Made

Coming into force

The Secretary of State, in relation to England, and the Welsh Ministers, in relation to Wales, make this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 20(2)(c) of Schedule 1 to the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 19991.

Citation, commencement and extent1

1

This Order may be cited as the Pollution Prevention and Control (Designation of Directives) (England and Wales) Order 2009; it extends to England and Wales and comes into force on 19th June 2009.

2

In this article—

a

England and Wales includes the sea adjacent to England and Wales out as far as the seaward boundary of the territorial sea; and

b

the sea adjacent to Wales has the same meaning as in section 158 of the Government of Wales Act 20062.

Designation2

The following Directives are designated as relevant directives for the purposes of paragraph 20(2)(c) of Schedule 1 to the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999—

a

Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy3), and

b

Directive 2006/118/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (on the protection of groundwater against pollution and deterioration4).

Huw Irranca-DaviesParliamentary Under Secretary of StateDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Jane DavidsonMinister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing One of the Welsh Ministers
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order designates Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy) and Directive 2006/118/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (on the protection of groundwater against pollution and deterioration) as relevant directives for the purposes of paragraph 20(2)(c) of Schedule 1 to the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999. This Order extends to England and Wales.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the public, private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.