http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2016/376/introduction/madeThe Air Quality Standards (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2016enKing's Printer for Scotland2017-03-08ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION These Regulations amend the Air Quality Standards (Scotland) Regulations 2010 (“the 2010 Regulations”), which implement Directive 2004/107/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to arsenic, cadmium, mercury, nickel and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in ambient air (OJ L 23, 26.1.2005, p.3) (“the 2004 Directive”) and Directive 2008/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe (OJ L 152, 11.6.2008, p.1) (“the 2008 Directive”). 2016 No. 376 Made 16th November 2016 Laid before the Scottish Parliament 18th November 2016 Coming into force 31st December 2016 The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and all other powers enabling them to do so. 1972 c.68. Section 2(2) was amended by the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46) (“the 1998 Act”), Schedule 8, paragraph 15(3) (which was amended by section 27(4) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51) (“the 2006 Act”). Section 2(2) was also amended by section 27(1)(a) of the 2006 Act and by the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7), Schedule, Part 1. The functions conferred upon the Minister of the Crown under section 2(2), so far as they are exercisable within devolved competence, were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the 1998 Act.