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Statutory Instruments
Environmental Protection
Made
10th February 2025
Coming into force
28th February 2026
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers in sections 2 and 7(9) of, and Schedule 1 to, the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999(1) (“the 1999 Act”).
In accordance with section 2(4) of the 1999 Act, the Secretary of State has consulted the Environment Agency and such bodies and persons appearing to the Secretary of State to be representative of the interests of local government, industry, agriculture and small businesses, and such other bodies and persons, as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.
In accordance with section 2(8) of the 1999 Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.
1999 c. 24. Section 2 was amended by section 62 of the Water Act 2014 (c. 21) and S.I. 2013/755. Schedule 1, as it applies in England and Wales, was amended by section 38 of the Waste and Emissions Trading Act 2003 (c. 33), section 105 of the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 (c. 16) and section 70 of the Environment Act 2021 (c. 30) and S.I. 2005/925, 2012/2788, 2015/664, 2018/942, 2019/458, 2020/603 and 2023/149 and 1424.
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