The Waste and Environmental Permitting etc. (Legislative Functions and Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

These Regulations are made in exercise of powers in section 8(1) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16) (“the 2018 Act”) in order to address failures of retained EU law to operate effectively and other deficiencies (in particular under section 8(2)(a), (b), (d), (f) and (g)) arising from the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union, and under section 8C(1) of the 2018 Act to make provision to implement the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in the EU Withdrawal Agreement.