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Statutory Instruments
Environmental Protection
Made
29th March 2010
Laid before Parliament
31st March 2010
Coming into force
30th April 2010
The Secretary of State is designated(1) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(2) in relation to the environment.
The Secretary of State makes the following regulations under the powers conferred by that section.
See the European Communities (Designation) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/301).
1972 c. 68. Section 57(1) of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46) provides that despite the transfer to the Scottish Ministers of functions in relation to observing and implementing obligations under Community law by virtue of that Act, any function of a Minister of the Crown continues to be exercisable as regards Scotland for the purposes specified in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972.
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