2016 No. 241

Environmental Protection
Environmental Protection, Northern Ireland

The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2016

Made

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(b)

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by—

a

section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19721 (“the ECA 1972”);

b

sections 93 and 94 of the Environment Act 19952 (“the EA 1995”).

The Secretary of State is designated3 for the purposes of the ECA 1972 in relation to the environment.

The Secretary of State has consulted in accordance with section 93(2) of the EA 1995, and has had regard to the matters specified in section 93(6) of the EA 1995 as required by section 93(5) of that Act.

A draft of these Regulations has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament in accordance with section 93(10) of the EA 1995 and paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 2 to the ECA 1972.