The Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes and the Environmental Impact Assessment (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

The Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes (Wales) Regulations 2004E+W

2.—(1) The Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes (Wales) Regulations 2004 M1 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 5(3), for “pursuant to” substitute “ under EU-derived domestic legislation M2 which transposed ”.

(3) In regulation 12(4), for “other EU legislation” substitute “ retained EU law M3.

(4) In regulation 13(2)(b), for “required under” substitute “ as specified in ”.

(5) In regulation 14, in paragraphs (1) and (3)(a), for “another” substitute “ a ”.

(6) In regulation 15—

(a)in the heading, omit “other”; and

(b)omit the words from “under” to “Directive”.

(7) In Schedule 1, in paragraph 1(e), for “EU legislation” substitute “ retained EU law ”.

(8) In Schedule 2—

(a)in paragraph 4—

(i)after “Council Directive 79/409/EEC on the conservation of wild birds” insert “ or Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conservation of wild birds M4; and

(ii)for “pursuant to” substitute “ under EU-derived domestic legislation which transposed ”; and

(b)in paragraph 5, for “Member State” substitute “ national ”.

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 2(1)-(7)(8)(a)(ii)(b) in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)

I2Reg. 2(8)(a)(i) in force at 6.3.2019, see reg. 1(3)

I3Reg. 2(1)-(7), (8)(a)(ii)(b) in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)

Marginal Citations

M1S.I. 2004/1656 (W. 170), amended by S.I. 2013/755, S.I. 2018/1216 (W. 249).

M2See section 2(2) European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 for the definition of “EU-derived domestic legislation”.

M3See section 6(7) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 for the definition of “retained EU law”.

M4O.J. L 20, 26.1.2010, p. 7.