Statutory Instruments
2018 No. 1405
Exiting The European Union
Environmental Protection
The Persistent Organic Pollutants (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018
Sift requirements satisfied
21st November 2018
Made
18th December 2018
Laid before Parliament
21st December 2018
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 2
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by—
section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 ;
section 8(1) of, and paragraph 21 of Schedule 7 to, the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 .
The Secretary of State has been designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to persistent organic pollutants .
The requirements of paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 7 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (relating to the appropriate Parliamentary procedure for these Regulations) have been satisfied.
PART 1 Introductory
Citation
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Persistent Organic Pollutants (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018.
Commencement
2. —(1) This Part and Part 2 come into force on 21st January 2019.
(2) Parts 3 and 4 come into force on exit day.
PART 2 Amendments to subordinate legislation under section 2(2) of the ECA 1972
Amendments to POPR 2007
3.The Persistent Organic Pollutants Regulations 2007 are amended in accordance with regulations 4 and 5 (also see Part 3).
Amendment to regulation 3
4. In regulation 3(1)(b), for “the Environment” substitute “ Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs ” .
Amendment to regulation 9
5. In regulation 9(2)(b), for “the Environment” substitute “ Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs ” .
Prospective
PART 3 Amendments to subordinate legislation under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018
Amendments to POPR 2007
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Amendments to regulation 3
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Omission of regulation 4
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Prospective
PART 4 Amendments to retained direct EU legislation
Amendments to EU POP Regulation
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Amendments to Article 2
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Amendments to Article 3
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Amendments to Article 4
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Amendments to Article 5
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Amendments to Article 6
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Amendments to Article 7
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Amendments to Article 8
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Amendments to Article 9
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Amendments to Article 10
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Amendment to Article 11
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Amendments to Article 12
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Omission of Article 13
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Omission of Article 15
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Omission of Articles 18 and 19
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Omission of text following Article 19
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Amendments to Annex 1
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Amendment to Annex 4
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Amendments to Annex 5
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Thérèse Coffey
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs