PART 2Amendment of secondary legislation

The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 20193

1

The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 20193 are amended as follows.

2

In regulation 2—

a

omit paragraph (11)(b)(i);

b

in paragraph (17)(b)(i)—

i

in the words before sub-paragraph (aa), for “for” substitute “in”;

ii

omit sub-paragraph (aa);

c

omit paragraph (18)(b)(i).

3

In the Schedule, in the text of new Schedule 1A, after paragraph 6(5) insert—

5A

Article 9 is to be read as if—

a

in paragraph 2, for “Member States” there were substituted “the competent authority”;

b

in paragraph 4, for the words from “to 3 shall not” to the end, substitute “and 2 and the references to Annex 1 to Directive 2003/87/EC in both are to be read as if for “in a storage site permitted under Directive 2009/31/EC4” in each place in which those words occur in that Annex, there were substituted “in a storage site permitted under Chapter 3 of Part 1 of the Energy Act 20085 or other domestic legislation which immediately before exit day implemented Directive 2009/31/EC”