uksi/2018/1405 — The Persistent Organic Pollutants (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

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 ” . PART 3 Amendments to subordinate legislation under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 Amendments to POPR 2007 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendments to regulation 3 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Omission of regulation 4 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 4 Amendments to retained direct EU legislation Amendments to EU POP Regulation 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendments to Article 2 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendments to Article 3 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendments to Article 4 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendments to Article 5 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendments to Article 6 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendments to Article 7 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendments to Article 8 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendments to Article 9 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendments to Article 10 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment to Article 11 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendments to Article 12 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Omission of Article 13 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Omission of Article 15 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Omission of Articles 18 and 19 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Omission of text following Article 19 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendments to Annex 1 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment to Annex 4 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendments to Annex 5 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thérèse Coffey Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (This note is not part of the Regulations) These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers conferred by— section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 (c. 68), and section 8(1) of, and paragraph 21 of Schedule 7 to, the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16), in order to address failures of retained EU law to operate effectively and other deficiencies (in particular under section 8(2)(a), (b), (c) and (g) which apply to this instrument) arising from the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union. These Regulations make amendments to legislation in the field of environmental protection and, in particular, amend legislation relating to the regulation of persistent organic pollutants. Parts 2 and 3 amend secondary legislation. Part 4 amends other legislation. An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private or voluntary sector is foreseen.