Statutory Instruments
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, ENGLAND AND WALES
Made
17th June 2005
Laid before Parliament
21st June 2005
Coming into force
for the purpose of regulations 7 to 16
15th July 2005
for all other purposes
16th July 2005
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on her by section 2 of the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999(1), having in accordance with section 2(4) of that Act consulted the Environment Agency, such bodies or persons appearing to her to be representative of the interests of local government, industry, agriculture and small businesses respectively as she considers appropriate, and such other bodies or persons as she considers appropriate, makes the following Regulations:
1999 c. 24; the Secretary of State can exercise these powers only in relation to England and Wales—see section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46) and section 5(3) of the 1999 Act. Council Directive 99/31/EC on the landfill of waste (OJ No. L182, 16.7.1999, p.1) was designated by S.I. 2001/3585 as a relevant directive for the purposes of paragraph 20(2)(c) of Schedule 1 to the 1999 Act.