Statutory Instruments
Environmental Protection
Made
24th April 2012
Laid before Parliament
25th April 2012
Coming into force
31st May 2012
The Secretary of State is a Minister designated(1) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(2) in respect of matters relating to batteries and accumulators.
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of that Act, makes the following Regulations.
1972 c.68; section 2(2) was amended by section 27(1) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51) and Part 1 of the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7).