This Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of an error in S.I. 2020/1616 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.
Statutory Instruments
2023 No. 1161
Retained Eu Law Reform
Environmental Protection
The Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases (Amendment) Regulations 2023
Made
30th October 2023
Coming into force
31st October 2023
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 14(2) and (7) of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023( 1 ) (“ the 2023 Act ”).
The Secretary of State is a relevant national authority( 2 ) for the purposes of section 14(2) of the 2023 Act.
In accordance with paragraph 5(5) of Schedule 5 to the 2023 Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
Citation, commencement and extent
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases (Amendment) Regulations 2023 and come into force on 31st October 2023.
(2) These Regulations extend to the United Kingdom, subject to paragraph (3).
(3) Any amendment of a provision in an enactment has the same extent as the provision amended.
Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on fluorinated greenhouse gases
2. —(1) of the European Parliament and of the Council on fluorinated greenhouse gases( Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 3 ) is amended as follows.
(2) In Article 16(3)—
(a) for “2021” substitute “2015” ;
(b) after “Article 19”, insert “or otherwise” .
Lord Benyon
Minister of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
30th October 2023
The term “relevant national authority” is defined in section 21(1) of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023.
EUR 2014/517, amended by S.I. 2019/583 (itself amended by S.I. 2020/1616 ).