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This is a draft item of legislation. This draft has since been made as a UK Statutory Instrument: The Environment (Legislative Functions from Directives) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 No. 1350
33.—(1) The appropriate authority may, by regulations, make provision specifying how the environmental quality standards set by Part A of Annex 1 to the EQS Directive for cadmium, lead, mercury and nickel are to be applied.
(2) The provision which may be made under paragraph (1) includes—
(a)requiring a reference to paragraph 3 of Part B of Annex 1 to the EQS Directive (or a reference which encompasses that paragraph) to be read as a reference to that paragraph with modifications;
(b)amending provision which corresponds to that made by paragraph 3 of Part B of Annex 1 to the EQS Directive.
(3) Regulations under paragraph (1) may amend the WEWS Act or any subordinate legislation.
(4) The appropriate authority may only exercise the power in paragraph (1) to the extent that the authority considers it is appropriate to do so as a result of scientific and technical progress.
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