The Air Quality (Miscellaneous Amendment and Revocation of Retained Direct EU Legislation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

Decision 2018/1522 laying down a common format for national air pollution control programmes under Directive (EU) 2016/2284 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the reduction of national emissions of certain atmospheric pollutants

24.  Decision 2018/1522 laying down a common format for national air pollution control programmes under Directive (EU) 2016/2284 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the reduction of national emissions of certain atmospheric pollutants, is amended as follows.

(1) Omit Article 1.

(2) For Article 2, substitute—

“Article 2 Format

The Secretary of State must use the format laid down in the Annex when publishing a national air pollution control programme in accordance with regulation 9(1) of the National Emission Ceilings Regulations 2018(1).”

(3) Omit Article 3.

(4) In the Annex—

(a) in the heading before paragraph 1, omit “pursuant to Article 6 of Directive (EU) 2016/2284”;

(b) at each place that it occurs, omit “Member State”;

(c) at each place that it occurs, for “Member States” substitute “The Secretary of State”;

(d) at each place that it occurs, omit “EU”;

(e) at each place that it occurs, for “EUR” substitute “£”;

(f) at each place that if occurs, omit “and Union”;

(g) in paragraph 2.2.7, for “Member States” substitute “member States (where relevant)”;

(h) in paragraph 2.6, omit the subheading that begins “The information required”;

(i) in paragraph 2.6.4, in the table in point B(1), omit the words from “Without prejudice to” to “of the Council”;

(j) in paragraph 2.7.2, in the table, for “Member States” substitute “member States (where applicable).

(1)

S.I. 2018/129.