These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8(1) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 in order to address failures of retained EU law to operate effectively and other deficiencies (in particular under section 8(1) and (2)(a) and (g) of that Act) arising from the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union.
Regulation 2 amends the Environment (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, which, in regulation 4, amends the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999 (c.24). Regulation 2(2) amends the extent provisions in regulation 1(2) of the Environment (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 to make clear that the provision made by regulation 2(3) of these Regulations extends to England and Wales only. Regulation 2(3) revokes regulation 4(3)(b)(ii) of the Environment (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 and inserts a new paragraph (iii) after that revoked paragraph in England and Wales. Regulation 2(4) further amends those Regulations to revoke subordinate legislation in consequence of the amendments made by regulation 2(3) of these Regulations.
Source: HMSO.