The Secretary of State is a Minister designated() for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972() in relation to matters relating to the environment.
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and by sections 1(1), 2A, 16(9), 17(1) and (6), 35, 47(1) to (5), 49(1) and (5), 50(1), (4), (6) and (7), 51(1) and (2), 51A(2), (3), (5) and (6), 52(1) to (3), 53(2) and (4), 54(1) to (3) and (5), 56(1) and (2) and 126 of, paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4, 4A, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11(1)(a) of Schedule 1 to and Schedule 4 to the Building Act 1984():