Statutory Instruments

2020 No. 1142

Exiting The European Union

Environmental Protection

The Air Quality (Amendment) (Northern Ireland Protocol) (EU Exit) (Revocation) Regulations 2020

Made

at 12.00 p.m. on 21st October 2020

Laid before Parliament

at 4.00 p.m. on 21st October 2020

Coming into force

22nd October 2020

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8C(1) of, and paragraph 21 of Schedule 7 to, the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018(1).

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Air Quality (Amendment) (Northern Ireland Protocol) (EU Exit) (Revocation) Regulations 2020 and they come into force on the day after the day on which they are laid.

Revocation

2.  The Air Quality (Amendment) (Northern Ireland Protocol) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 are revoked(2).

Rebecca Pow

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department of Environment Food and Rural Affairs

At 12.00 p.m. on 21st October 2020

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations revoke the Air Quality (Amendment) (Northern Ireland Protocol) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private or voluntary sector is foreseen. An Explanatory Memorandum is available alongside the instrument on the UK legislation website, www.legislation.gov.uk.

(1)

2018 c. 16; section 8C was inserted by section 21 of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c. 1); paragraph 21 of Schedule 7 was amended by paragraph 53(2) of Schedule 5 to the 2020 Act.