The Environmental Protection (Microbeads) (Wales) Regulations 2018

have published a notice in the London Gazette and the Western Mail as required by section 140(6)(b) of the Environmental Protection Act 19901 (“the 1990 Act”) and have considered the representations made in accordance with that notice;

have consulted in accordance with sections 59 and 60 of the Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 20082 (“the 2008 Act”) and are satisfied (in accordance with section 66 of that Act) that local authorities (who are the regulator for the purpose of these Regulations) will act in accordance with the principles referred to in section 5(2) of that Act in exercising a power conferred by these Regulations;

consider it appropriate to make these Regulations for the purpose of preventing the substance or articles specified in them from causing pollution of the environment and harm to the health of animals.