The Air Quality (Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles Database) (England and Wales) Regulations 2019

Statutory Instruments

2019 No. 885

Environmental Protection, England And Wales

The Air Quality (Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles Database) (England and Wales) Regulations 2019

Made

24th April 2019

Coming into force

1st May 2019

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 87(1), (2)(c) and (j), and (5) of the Environment Act 1995(1) (“the 1995 Act”) and paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 to the Government of Wales Act 2006(2).

In accordance with section 87(7) of the 1995 Act(3), the Secretary of State has consulted the Environment Agency(4) and the Natural Resources Body for Wales(5), such bodies or persons appearing to the Secretary of State to be representative of the interests of local government and of industry as the Secretary of State considers appropriate, and such other bodies or persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.

A draft of this instrument has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament pursuant to section 87(8) of the 1995 Act.

(1)

1995 c.25; section 87(1) was amended by S.I. 2011/1043.

(2)

2006 c. 32. The functions in section 87 of the 1995 Act are exercisable by the Welsh Ministers in relation to Wales by virtue of article 2 of, and Schedule 1 to, the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672) and paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006, but remains exercisable by the Secretary of State under paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 for the purpose of implementing any EU obligation of the United Kingdom.

(3)

Section 87(7) was amended by S.I. 2013/755.

(4)

The Environment Agency was established by section 1 of the 1995 Act.

(5)

The Natural Resources Body for Wales was established by article 3 of the Natural Resources Body for Wales (Establishment) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1903).