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Statutory Instruments
Environmental Protection
Environmental Protection, Northern Ireland
Made
23rd February 2016
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 1972(1) (“the ECA 1972”);
(b)sections 93 and 94 of the Environment Act 1995(2) (“the EA 1995”).
The Secretary of State is designated(3) 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.
1972 c.68. Section 2(2) was amended by section 27(1)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51) and by Part 1 of the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7).
1995 c.25; section 93 was amended by S.I. 2011/1043. Section 94 was amended by S.I. 2000/311, 2004/1261, 2011/1043 and 2013/755. 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 European Union law in relation to devolved matters, the Secretary of State’s function in relation to implementing those obligations continues to be exercisable as regards Wales. Under section 57 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46), despite the transfer to the Scottish Ministers of functions in relation to implementing obligations under European Union law in respect of devolved matters, the Secretary of State’s function in relation to implementing those obligations continues to be exercisable as regards Scotland.
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