Statutory Instruments
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, ENGLAND AND WALES
Made
3rd December 2002
Laid before Parliament
4th December 2002
Coming into force
28th December 2002
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on her by section 2 of the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999(1), having in accordance with section 2(4) of that Act consulted the Environment Agency, such bodies or persons appearing to her to be representative of the interests of local government, industry, agriculture and small businesses respectively as she considers appropriate, and such other bodies and persons as she considers appropriate, hereby makes the following Regulations:
1999 c. 24. Directive 2000/76/EC was designated for the purposes of paragraph 20 of Schedule 1 to the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999 by the Pollution Prevention and Control (Designation of Council Directives on Large Combustion Plants, Incineration of Waste and National Emission Ceilings) Order 2002, SI 2002/2528. The Secretary of State can exercise these powers only in relation to England and Wales—see section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46) and section 5(3) of the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999.