Citation and commencement1
1
This Order may be cited as the Advisory Committee on Hazardous Substances (Abolition) Order 2012.
2
The Order comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made, except as provided by paragraph (3).
3
In respect of the final entry (Public Bodies Act 2011) in the table of repeals in the Schedule, article 3 comes into force on the second day after the day on which the Order is made.
Abolition of the Advisory Committee on Hazardous Substances2
The committee established under section 140(5) of the Environmental Protection Act 19904 is abolished.
Repeals and revocations3
The provisions mentioned in the Schedule are repealed or revoked to the extent specified.
Taylor of HolbeachParliamentary Under Secretary of StateDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs