1.—(1) These Regulations—
(a)may be cited as the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2007;
(b)come into force on 6th April 2008; and
(c)extend to England and Wales only.
(2) For the purposes of this regulation—
(a)England and Wales includes the sea adjacent to England and Wales out as far as the seaward boundary of the territorial sea; and
(b)the sea adjacent to Wales has the same meaning as in section 158 of the Government of Wales Act 2006(1).
2006 c. 32; the boundary between the sea adjacent to Wales and that adjacent to England is described by article 6 and Schedule 3 of the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672). By virtue of section 162 of and paragraph 26 of Schedule 11 to the 2006 Act, S.I. 1999/672 continues to have effect.