The Environment (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2019 No. 26

PART 5 S Amendments to legislation concerning environmental protection

Environmental Protection Act 1990 S

12.—(1) The Environmental Protection Act 1990 M1 is amended as follows.

(2) After section 33(2C) (prohibition on unauthorised or harmful deposit, treatment or disposal etc. of waste) insert—

“(2D) When interpreting the Batteries Directive for the purposes of this section, Article 2(2) is to be read as though for the words “Member States'” there were substituted “the United Kingdom's”.”.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 12 in force at 31.12.2020 in force on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1

Marginal Citations

M1 1990 c.43. Section 33 is relevantly amended by 1995 c.25, S.S.I. 2009/247, S.S.I. 2011/226, and 2014 asp 3.