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Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999

Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999

1999 CHAPTER 24

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Section 5

28.Section 5(1) and (2) enables a transfer order under the Government of Wales Act 1998 to follow the negative resolution parliamentary procedure rather than the affirmative procedure. Section 5(3) provides for the automatic transfer of functions under the Act to the Scottish Executive so far as they are functions exercisable within “devolved competence” (as defined in section 54 of the Scotland Act 1998).

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