2012 No. 360

Environmental Protection

The Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations 2012

Made

Coming into force

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 19991 (the “1999 Act”) and section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19722, and all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with section 2(4) of the 1999 Act, they have consulted with the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, such bodies and persons appearing to them to be representative of the interests of local government, industry, agriculture and small businesses respectively as they consider appropriate, and such other bodies or persons as they consider appropriate.

In accordance with section 2(8) and (9)(d) and (e) of the 1999 Act a draft of these Regulations has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.