SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 Particular purposes for which provision may be made under section 2

Part I List of purposes

Preliminary

1

1

Establishing standards, objectives or requirements in relation to emissions within the meaning of the regulations.

2

Authorising the making of plans for—

a

the setting of overall limits,

b

the allocation of quotas, or

c

the progressive improvement of standards or objectives,

relating to such emissions.

3

Authorising the making of schemes for the trading or other transfer of quotas so allocated.

2

1

Determining the authorities (whether public or local or the Secretary of State) by whom functions conferred by the regulations—

a

in relation to permits under the regulations, or

b

otherwise for or in connection with the prevention or control of environmental pollution,

are to be exercisable (in this Schedule referred to as “regulators”).

2

Specifying any purposes for which any such functions are to be exercisable by regulators.

3

Enabling the Secretary of State to give directions which regulators are to comply with, or guidance which regulators are to have regard to, in exercising functions under the regulations, including—

a

directions providing for any functions exercisable by one regulator to be instead exercisable by another;

F1b

directions given for the purposes of the implementation of—

i

any F2assimilated obligations, or

ii

any obligations under an international agreement to which the United Kingdom is a party;

c

directions relating to the exercise of any function in a particular case or class of case.