The Environment (Legislative Functions from Directives) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 No. 1350

PART 2 Air quality

CHAPTER 2 Retention of functions from Directive 2004/42/CE

Power to update in light of technical progress

6.—(1) The Secretary of State may, by regulations—

(a) amend provision in any enactment which corresponds to that made by Annex 3 to Directive 2004/42/CE;

(b) make provision requiring (whether by amending an enactment, or otherwise) a reference to Annex 3 to Directive 2004/42/CE (or a reference which encompasses that Annex) to be read as a reference to that Annex with modifications.

(2) But the Secretary of State may exercise the power in paragraph (1) only to the extent that the Secretary of State considers that it is appropriate to do so as a result of technical progress.