The Waste and Agriculture (Legislative Functions) Regulations 2022 No. 190

PART 2 Waste: retention of legislative functions

CHAPTER 7 Retention of functions from the WEEE Directive

Power to update in light of scientific and technical progress – EEE symbol

20.—(1) The Secretary of State may, by regulations—

(a) modify provision in any subordinate legislation which corresponds to that made by Annex 9 (symbol for the marking of EEE) to the WEEE Directive;

(b) make provision requiring (whether by modifying any subordinate legislation, or otherwise) a reference to Annex 9 to the WEEE Directive (or a reference encompassing Annex 9) to be read as a reference to that Annex with modifications.

(2) The Secretary of State may exercise the power in paragraph (1) only to the extent that the Secretary of State considers that it is appropriate to do so as a result of scientific and technical progress.