Statutory Instruments
2021 No. 624
Environmental Protection
The Air Quality (Legislative Functions) (Amendment) Regulations 2021
Made
26th May 2021
Coming into force
15th June 2021
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8(1) of, and paragraph 21(b) of Schedule 7 to, the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018( 1 ) (“the 2018 Act”).
A draft of this instrument has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament pursuant to paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 7 to the 2018 Act.
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Air Quality (Legislative Functions) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 and come into force 21 days after the day on which they are made.
Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 166/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the establishment of a European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register
2. —(1) Regulation 2 ) is amended as follows.
(2) For Article 8(3) substitute—
“ (3) Where it determines that no data on the releases from diffuse sources exist the appropriate authority may, by regulations, make provision for the purpose of this Regulation regarding reporting on releases of relevant pollutants from one or more diffuse sources using, where appropriate, internationally approved methodologies. ” .
(3) For Article 18 substitute—
“ Article 18 Amendment of Annex 2
The Secretary of State may, by regulations, amend Annex 2 for the following purposes—
(a) to adapt it to scientific or technical progress;
(b) to adapt it as a result of the adoption by the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol of any amendment to the Annexes to the Protocol. ” .
Rebecca Pow
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
26th May 2021
2018 c. 16 . Paragraph 21(b) of Schedule 7 was amended by section 41(4) of, and paragraphs 38 and 53(2) of Schedule 5 to, the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c. 1) .
EUR 2006/166, last amended by S.I. 2018/1407 and 2019/473 . S.I. 2018/1407 was amended by S.I. 2020/1313 before it came into force.