The Environment (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2020/603 |
| Year | 2020 |
2020 No. 603
Exiting The European Union, England And Wales
Environmental Protection, England And Wales
The Environment (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020
Made 17th June 2020
Laid before Parliament 18th June 2020
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8(1) of, and paragraph 21 of Schedule 7 to, the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 20181.
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.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Environment (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020 and come into force immediately before IP completion day.
(2) These regulations extend to England and Wales.
Amendment to the Environment (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
2.—(1) The Environment (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 20192are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 1—
(a)
(a) in sub-paragraph (2), at the beginning, insert “Subject to sub-paragraph (2A),”;
(b)
(b) after sub-paragraph (2), insert—
“2A. Regulation 4(3)(b)(iii) extends to England and Wales only”.
(3) In regulation 4(3)(b)—
(a)
(a) paragraph (ii) is revoked;
(b)
(b) after that revoked paragraph, insert—
“after paragraph (c) insert—
“(d)
“(d) Council Directive 87/217/EECon the prevention and reduction of environmental pollution by asbestos3;
(e)
(e) Council Directive 91/271/EECconcerning urban waste water treatment4;
(f)
(f) Council Directive 91/676/EECconcerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources5;
(g)
(g) European Parliament and Council Directive 94/62/ECon packaging and packaging waste6;
(h)
(h) European Parliament and Council Directive 94/63/ECon the control of volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions resulting from the storage of petrol and its distribution from terminals to service stations7;
(i)
(i) Council Directive 96/59/ECon the disposal of polychlorinated biphenyls and polychlorinated terphenyls (PCB/PCT)8;
(j)
(j) Council Directive 1999/31/ECon the landfill of waste9;
(k)
(k) Directive 2000/14/ECof the European Parliament and of the Council on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the noise emission in the environment by equipment for use outdoors10;
(l)
(l) Directive 2000/53/ECof the European Parliament and of the Council on end-of life vehicles11;
(m)
(m) Directive 2000/60/ECof the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy12;
(n)
(n) Directive 2002/49/ECof the European Parliament and of the Council relating to the assessment and management of environmental noise13;
(o)
(o) Directive 2003/35/ECof the European Parliament and of the Council providing for public participation in respect of the drawing up of certain plans and programmes relating to the environment14;
(p)
(p) Directive 2004/35/CE of the European Parliament and of the Council on environmental liability with regard to the prevention and remedying of environmental damage15;
(q)
(q) Directive 2005/64/ECof the European Parliament and of the Council on the type-approval of motor vehicles with regard to their reusability, recyclability and recoverability16;
(r)
(r) Directive 2006/7/ECof the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the management of bathing water quality17;
(s)
(s) Directive 2006/21/ECof the European Parliament and of the Council on the management of waste from extractive industries18;
(t)
(t) Directive 2006/66/ECof the European Parliament and of the Council on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators19;
(u)
(u) Directive 2006/118/ECof the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of groundwater against pollution and deterioration20;
(v)
(v) Directive 2008/50/ECof the European Parliament and of the Council on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe21;
(w)
(w) Directive 2008/98/ECof the European Parliament and of the Council on waste22;
(x)
(x) Directive 2008/105/ECof the European Parliament and of the Council on environmental quality standards in the field of water policy23;
(y)
(y) Directive 2009/31/ECof the European Parliament and of the Council on the geological storage of carbon dioxide24;
(z)
(z) Commission Directive 2009/90/EClaying down, pursuant to Directive 2000/60/ECof the European Parliament and of the Council, technical specifications for chemical analysis and monitoring of water status25;
(aa)
(aa) Directive 2009/126/ECof the European Parliament and of the Council on Stage II petrol vapour recovery during refuelling of motor vehicles at service stations26;
(bb)
(bb) Directive 2010/75/EUof the European Parliament and of the Council on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control) (Recast)27;
(cc)
(cc) Directive 2012/19/EUof the European Parliament and of the Council on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) (recast)28;
(dd)
(dd) Directive 2012/27/EUof the European Parliament and of the Council on energy efficiency29;
(ee)
(ee) Council Directive 2013/59/Euratom laying down basic safety standards for protection against the dangers arising from exposure to ionising radiation30;
(ff)
(ff) Commission Directive (EU) 2015/996 establishing common noise assessment methods according to Directive 2002/49/ECof the European Parliament and of the Council31;
(gg)
(gg) Directive 2015/2193/EUof the European Parliament and of the Council on the limitation of emissions of certain pollutants into the air from medium combustion plants32;
(hh)
(hh) Directive (EU) 2016/2284 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the reduction of national emissions of certain atmospheric pollutants33; and
(ii)
(ii) Directive (EU) 2019/904 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment34”.”
(4) In the Schedule, in Part 2, after paragraph 64, insert—
“64A. The Pollution Prevention and Control (Designation of Directives) (England and Wales) Order 201935.”.
Rebecca Pow
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
17th June...
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