Statutory Instruments
Energy Conservation
Made
4th May 2020
Laid before Parliament
5th May 2020
Coming into force
26th May 2020
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(1).
The Secretary of State is a Minister designated(2) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to the environmental aspects of product design.
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products (Amendment) Regulations 2020 and come into force on 26th May 2020.
2. In paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 to the Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products Regulations 2010(3) (declaration of conformity) for the second column of entry 1 in the table substitute—
| “Commission Regulation (EU) No 2019/1782 laying down ecodesign requirements for external power supplies pursuant to Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 278/2009(4)”. |
Kwasi Kwarteng
Minister of State
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
4th May 2020
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
This instrument amends the Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/2617) in relation to external power sources to substitute a new Commission Regulation into the list of implementing measures that must be included in a declaration of conformity, to replace a now repealed Commission Regulation.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.
1972 c.68. Section 2(2) was relevantly amended by section 27(1) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51) and by section 3 of, and Part 1 of the Schedule to, the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7). The European Communities Act 1972 was repealed on exit day by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c.16), but continues to have effect until IP completion day pursuant to section 1A of that Act, inserted by section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c.1).
S.I. 2010/2617; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2011/1043, 2011/2677, 2012/3005, 2013/1232, 2014/1290, 2015/469, 2016/838, 2017/1143 and 2019/1253.
OJ No L 272, 25.10.2019, p95-106.