The Environment and Rural Affairs (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

2.1 This instrument corrects a number of minor errors in other instruments, and makes some additional amendments to correct deficiencies in domestic legislation arising as a result of the UK’s exit from the European Union. It amends: • the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/25) (“the EIA (EU Exit) Regulations”), which relates to Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), in the fields of agriculture and marine works; • the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/39) (“the EPR (EU Exit) Regulations”); • the Waste (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/188) (“Waste (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations”); • the Waste (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/620) (“the Waste (EU Exit) Regulations”).

Statutory instrument

The Environment and Rural Affairs (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Explanatory memorandum

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM TO THE ENVIRONMENT AND RURAL AFFAIRS (AMENDMENT) (EU EXIT) REGULATIONS 2019

Sifting committee recommendation

The sifting committee agreed with the government that this statutory instrument doesn’t need to be debated in parliament.

Published 29 May 2019
Last updated 12 July 2019 + show all updates
  1. This SI was laid before Parliament on 3 July under the negative procedure

  2. Both sifting committees have given their recommendation for this statutory instrument.

  3. First published.