The Environmental Protection (Microbeads) (England) Regulations 2017

has published a notice in the London Gazette as required by section 140(6)(b) of the Environmental Protection Act 19901 (“the 1990 Act”) and has considered the representations made in accordance with that notice;

has consulted in accordance with section 60 of the Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 20082 (“the 2008 Act”) and is satisfied (in accordance with section 66 of that Act) that local authorities (who are the regulator for the purpose of these Regulations) will act in accordance with the principles referred to in section 5(2) of that Act in exercising a power conferred by these Regulations;

considers it appropriate to make these Regulations for the purpose of preventing the substance or articles specified in them from causing pollution of the environment and harm to the health of animals.