Statutory Instruments
Building And Buildings, England And Wales
Made
17th December 2012
Laid before Parliament
19th December 2012
Coming into force
9th January 2013
The Secretary of State is a Minister designated(1) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(2) in relation to measures relating to the environment.
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and by section 74 of the Energy Act 2011(3).
S.I. 2008/301. That instrument, which came into force on 15th March 2008, revoked the previous designation of the Secretary of State in relation to the energy performance of buildings in S.I. 2004/3328.
1972 c.68. Section 2(2) was amended by section 27(1)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006, c.51, and section 3(3) of and Part 1 of the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008, c.7.