Statutory Instruments
Environmental Protection, England
Made
15th October 2018
Laid before Parliament
17th October 2018
Coming into force
31st December 2018
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of, and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 1972 (“the Act”)(1).
The Secretary of State is a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the Act in relation to measures relating to the assessment, management and control of environmental noise(2).
These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the Act and it appears to the Secretary of State that it is expedient for references to Annex 2 to Directive 2002/49/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to the assessment and management of environmental noise(3) to be construed as references to that Annex as amended from time to time.
1972 c. 68. Section 2(2) was amended by the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51), section 27(1)(a) and the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7), the Schedule, Part 1. It is prospectively repealed by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16), section 1 from exit day (see section 20 of that Act). Paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 was inserted by the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006, section 28 and was amended by the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008, the Schedule, Part 1 and S.I. 2007/1388. It is prospectively repealed by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, section 1 from exit day (see section 20 of that Act). The function of the former Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food of making regulations under section 2(2) was transferred to the Secretary of State by S.I. 2002/794.
S.I. 2004/706, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.
OJ No L 189 18.7.2002, p 12, as last amended by Commission Directive (EU) 2015/996 (OJ No L 168, 1.7.2015, p 1).