Statutory Instruments
Environmental Protection
Made
9th February 2015
Laid before Parliament
11th February 2015
Coming into force
7th March 2015
The Secretary of State is designated in relation to the environment M1 for the purposes of section 2 of the European Communities Act 1972 M2, and makes these Regulations under the powers conferred by that section and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to that Act.
The Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of, and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 1972 and it appears to the Secretary of State that it is expedient for references to Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1005/2009 to be construed as references to that Annex as amended from time to time.
Marginal Citations
M21972 c.68. Section 2(2) was amended, and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 was inserted, by the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51), section 27(1)(a) and section 28 respectively, and were amended by section 3(3) of and Part 1 of the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7). Under section 57(1) of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46), despite the transfer to the Scottish Ministers of functions in relation to the implementing obligations under EU law in relation to devolved matters, the Secretary of State retains power to exercise such functions as regards Scotland. Under paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32), despite the transfer to the Welsh Ministers of functions in relation to implementing obligations under EU in relation to devolved matters, the Secretary of State retains power to exercise such functions as regards Wales.