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The Control of Mercury (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022

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Statutory Instruments

2022 No. 1142

Exiting The European Union

Environmental Protection

The Control of Mercury (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022

Sift requirements satisfied

3rd November 2022

Made

7th November 2022

Laid before Parliament

9th November 2022

Coming into force

2nd December 2022

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8(1)(b) of the European (Withdrawal) Act 2018(1).

The requirements of paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 7 to that Act (relating to the appropriate Parliamentary procedure for these Regulations) have been satisfied.

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Control of Mercury (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 and come into force on 2nd December 2022.

Amendment to the EU Mercury Forms Decision

2.  In the heading of Annex 2 to Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/2287 specifying the forms to be used in relation to the import of mercury and of certain mixtures of mercury pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2017/852(2), for “a Member State” substitute “Great Britain”.

Rebecca Pow

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

7th November 2022

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8(1)(b) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16) in order to address a deficiency (in particular under section 8(2)(g)) arising from the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union.

These Regulations amend a reference to “a Member State” in the heading of Annex 2 to Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/2287, for consistency with amendments made to that regulation by the Control of Mercury (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1620).

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.

(1)

2018 c. 16, as amended by the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c. 1).

(2)

EUDN 2017/2287, as amended by S.I. 2020/1620.

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