Statutory Instruments
Environmental Protection
Made
4th February 2009
Laid before Parliament
12th February 2009
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1
The Secretary of State is a Minister designated(1) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(2) in relation to the environment.
These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in that section and it appears to the Secretary of State that it is expedient for the references to—
(a)Commission Regulation (EC) No 1493/2007 establishing, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, the format for the report to be submitted by producers, importers and exporters of certain fluorinated greenhouse gases(3), and
(b)Commission Regulation (EC) No 1494/2007 establishing, pursuant to Regulation EC No 842/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, the form of labels and additional labelling requirements as regards products and equipment containing certain fluorinated greenhouse gases(4),
to be construed as a reference to those Commission Regulations as amended from time to time.
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of, and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 1972(5).
S.I. 2008/301. The power of the Secretary of State, as a Minister designated in relation to the environment, to make regulations which extend to Scotland remains exercisable by virtue of section 57(1) of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).
OJ No L 332, 18.12.07, p 7.
OJ No L 332, 18.12.07, p 25.
Paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 was inserted by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51).