2015 No. 821

Environmental Protection

The Nagoya Protocol (Compliance) Regulations 2015
Made
17th March 2015
Laid before Parliament
23rd March 2015
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1
The Secretary of State, who is designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to the environment , makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by that section of that Act.
1972 c. 68; section 2(2) was amended by the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51), section 27(1)(a), and the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7), Part 1 of the Schedule. Under section 57 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46), despite the transfer to the Scottish Ministers of functions in relation to implementing obligations under EU law in respect of devolved matters, the function of the Secretary of State in relation to implementing those obligations continues to be exercisable as regards Scotland. Under paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32), despite the transfer to the Welsh Ministers of functions in relation to implementing obligations under EU law in relation to devolved matters, the Secretary of State retains power to exercise such functions as regards Wales.
S.I. 2008/301.