Regulation (EU) 2017/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2017 on mercury, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1102/2008 (Text with EEA relevance)

CHAPTER VU.K. PENALTIES, COMPETENT AUTHORITIES AND REPORTING

F1Article 16U.K.Penalties

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Textual Amendments

F1Art. 16 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Control of Mercury (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1620), regs. 2(2), 27

F2Article 17U.K.Competent authorities

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Textual Amendments

F2Art. 17 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Control of Mercury (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1620), regs. 2(2), 27

Article 18U.K.Report

1.By 1 January 2020 and at appropriate intervals thereafter, [F3the Secretary of State shall prepare] and make publicly available on the internet a report with the following:

(a)information concerning the implementation of this Regulation;

(b)information needed for the fulfilment by the [F4United Kingdom] of its reporting obligation under Article 21 of the Convention;

(c)a summary of the information gathered in accordance with Article 12 of this Regulation;

(d)information regarding mercury located in [F5the United Kingdom]:

(i)

a list of sites where stocks of more than 50 metric tonnes of mercury other than mercury waste are located as well as the amount of mercury at each site;

(ii)

a list of sites where more than 50 metric tonnes of mercury waste is accumulated as well as the amount of mercury waste at each site; and

(e)a list of sources supplying more than 10 metric tonnes of mercury per year, where [F6the Secretary of State is] made aware of such sources.

[F7The Secretary of State] may decide not to make any of the information referred to in the first subparagraph publicly available [F8to the extent that an exception to disclosure applies under the relevant regulations].

[F9In the second subparagraph, “relevant regulations” means—

(a)for England and Wales, the Environmental Information Regulations 2004;

(b)for Scotland, the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004.]

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Textual Amendments

F3Words in Art. 18(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Control of Mercury (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1620), regs. 2(2), 28(2)(a)(i)

F4Words in Art. 18(1)(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Control of Mercury (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1620), regs. 2(2), 28(2)(a)(ii)

F5Words in Art. 18(1)(d) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Control of Mercury (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1620), regs. 2(2), 28(2)(a)(iii)

F6Words in Art. 18(1)(e) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Control of Mercury (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1620), regs. 2(2), 28(2)(a)(iv)

F7Words in Art. 18(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Control of Mercury (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1620), regs. 2(2), 28(2)(b)(i)

F8Words in Art. 18(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Control of Mercury (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1620), regs. 2(2), 28(2)(b)(ii)