Welsh Statutory Instruments

2018 No. 725 (W. 142)

Environmental Protection, Wales

The Radioactive Contaminated Land (Modification of Enactments) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2018

Made

13 June 2018

Laid before the National Assembly for Wales

15 June 2018

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2)

The Welsh Ministers make these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 78A(9) and 78YC of the Environmental Protection Act 1990(1).

(1)

1990 c. 43. Sections 78A to 78YC were inserted by section 57 of the Environment Act 1995 (c. 25). Section 78YC was amended by S.I. 2010/675 and 2016/1154. See the definition of “prescribed” and “regulations” in section 78A(9). Functions of the Secretary of State under sections 78A and 78YC were, so far as exercisable in relation to Wales, transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by virtue of article 2 of the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672). Those functions are now exercisable by the Welsh Ministers by virtue of section 162 of, and paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to, the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32).