Scottish Statutory Instruments

2019 No. 175

Exiting The European Union

Animals

Environmental Protection

Waste

Water

The Environment (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2019

Made

16th May 2019

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

20th May 2019

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(1)

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(1), paragraph 1(1) and (3) of schedule 2 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018(2) and all other powers enabling them to do so.

(1)

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), insofar as within devolved competence, were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the 1998 Act. It is prospectively repealed by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c.16), section 1 from exit day (see section 20 of that Act). The powers in section 2(2) are exercised in relation to Part 2 of these Regulations.

(2)

2018 c.16. The powers in paragraph 1(1) and (3) of schedule 2 are exercised in relation to Part 3 of these Regulations.