The Air Quality (Miscellaneous Amendment and Revocation of Retained Direct EU Legislation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

Decision 2012/115/EU laying down rules concerning the transitional national plans referred to in Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on industrial emissions U.K.

5.—(1) Decision 2012/115/EU laying down rules concerning the transitional national plans referred to in Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on industrial emissions is amended as follows.

(2) For Article 1 substitute—

“Article 1 U.K. Interpretation

In this Decision “transitional national plan” means the plan prepared under Article 32 of Directive 2010/75/EU by the Secretary of State and submitted to the European Commission on 20th October 2015, as amended from time to time.”.

(3) Omit Articles 2, 3 and 4.

(4) In Article 5—

(a) omit paragraph 1;

(b) in paragraph 2—

(i) for the words from “For the purposes” to “the Commission of” substitute “ The Secretary of State must publish, in such manner as the Secretary of State thinks fit, information on ”;

(ii) before “plan” insert “ transitional national ””.

(5) In Article 6—

(a) for the heading substitute “ Reporting ”;

(b) omit paragraphs 1 and 2;

(c) in paragraph 3—

(i) for the words from “Member States implementing” to “the Commission” substitute “ The Secretary of State must publish, in such manner as the Secretary of State thinks fit ”;

(ii) omit “listed in Article 72(3) of Directive 2010/75/EU”;

(iii) before “plan” insert “ transitional national ”.

(6) Omit Article 7.

(7) In the Annex—

(a) omit paragraphs 1, 2 and 3;

(b) in paragraph 4—

(i) in the first subparagraph that begins “Member States shall”, for “Member States shall inform the Commission at least” substitute “ The Secretary of State must publish information ”;

(ii) omit point (a), including the indent marked “Note:” immediately below it;

(iii) in point (c), omit “and which would therefore fall under Chapter IV of Directive 2010/75/EU”;

(iv) omit the indent marked “Note:” immediately below point (c);

(v) in the second subparagraph that begins “For the purpose of”, for the words from “For the purpose” to “the Commission” substitute “ The Secretary of State does not have an obligation to publish ”;

(vi) omit the last paragraph that begins “Changes affecting”.

(c) Omit Appendices A, B, C and D.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 5 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1