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Scottish Statutory Instruments
Environmental Protection
Made
1st October 2024
Coming into force
1st April 2025
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 140(1)(c), (3)(c) and (d), and (9) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.
In accordance with section 140(6) of that Act(2), they have published notices in the London Gazette and in the Edinburgh Gazette and have considered the representations made to them in accordance with those notices.
In accordance with section 160A(7) of that Act(3), a draft of this instrument has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Scottish Parliament.
1990 c. 43. Section 140(3)(c) was amended by S.I. 1999/1108. The functions of the Secretary of State under section 140, insofar as exercisable within devolved competence, were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).
Section 140(6) was amended by S.I. 2012/1923.
Section 160A was added by section 63 of the Environment Act 2021 (c. 30).
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