The Persistent Organic Pollutants (Various Amendments) Regulations 2019

• Citation: S.I. 2019/1099
• Sections: 5

Section 1 Citation

These Regulations may be cited as the Persistent Organic Pollutants (Various Amendments) Regulations 2019.

Section 2 Commencement

(1) Regulations 1, 2 and 5 come into force on 15th July 2019.

(2) Regulations 3 and 4 come into force on 12th August 2019.

Section 3 Amendment to the Environment Act 1995

In section 41(1)(e) of the Environment Act 1995 , for the words from “Regulation” to “ Directive 79/117/EEC ” substitute “Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 of the European Parliament and of the Council on persistent organic pollutants (recast)”.

Section 4 Amendment to the Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005

For Schedule 8 to the Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005 , substitute the new Schedule 8 set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.

Section 5 Amendments to the Persistent Organic Pollutants Regulations 2007

In the Persistent Organic Pollutants Regulations 2007 —

(a) for regulation 2 substitute—

Meaning of Regulation (EU) 2019/1021

(2) In these Regulations, “Regulation (EU) 2019/1021” means Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 of the European Parliament and of the Council on persistent organic pollutants (recast), as amended from time to time.

(b) in regulation 3(1), for “Regulation (EC) No. 850/2004 ” substitute “Regulation (EU) 2019/1021”;

(c) in regulation 4(1)—

(i) in the words before sub-paragraph (a), for “Regulation (EC) No. 850/2004 ” substitute “Regulation (EU) 2019/1021”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (b), for “Pollution Prevention and Control Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003” substitute “Pollution Prevention and Control (Industrial Emissions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 ”;

(d) in regulation 5, for the words from “Regulation” to “substances)” substitute “Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 (control of manufacturing, placing on the market and use, and the listing of substances)”;

(e) in regulation 6(1), for the words from “Regulation” to “waste)” substitute “Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 (stockpiles)”;

(f) in regulation 7(1), for the words from “Regulation” to “waste)” substitute “Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 (waste management)”;

(g) in regulation 8(1), for “Regulation (EC) No. 850/2004 ” substitute “Regulation (EU) 2019/1021”;

(h) in regulation 9(2)—

(i) in the words before sub-paragraph (a), for “Regulation (EC) No. 850/2004 ” substitute “Regulation (EU) 2019/1021”;

(ii) omit sub-paragraph (a) (and the “and” which follows it);

(i) in regulation 10(1)—

(i) in the words before sub-paragraph (a), for “Regulation (EC) No. 850/2004 ” substitute “Regulation (EU) 2019/1021”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (a), for “Regulation (EC) No. 850/2004 ” substitute “Regulation (EU) 2019/1021”.