The Mercury Export and Data (Enforcement) Regulations 2010

Made: 4th February 2010

Laid before Parliament: 10th February 2010

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 2

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PART 1 — Introduction

Citation

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Coming into force

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Interpretation

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PART 2 — Competent authority

The competent authority

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PART 3 — Offences and penalties

Offences in respect of the EU Regulation

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Offence of obstruction

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Corporate, partnership and unincorporated association offences

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Amendment of Transfrontier Shipment of Waste Regulations

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Penalties

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PART 4 — Enforcement

Enforcement authority

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Authorised person

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Power to seize and detain

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Power to share information for enforcement purposes

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Signed

Dan Norris — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State — 2010-02-04

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1972 c. 68.

[^f00002]: S.I. 2008/301.

[^f00003]: OJ No L 304, 14.11.2008, p75.

[^f00004]: 2009 c. 11.

[^f00005]: 2008 c. 32.

[^f00006]: 1964 c. 29. Section 1(7) is amended by section 37 of, and paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 to, the Oil and Gas (Enterprise) Act 1982 (c. 23). Areas have been designated under section 1(7) by S.I. 1987/1265 (as amended), S.I. 2000/3062 (as amended) and S.I. 2001/3670.

[^f00007]: S.I. 2005/894, amended by S.I. 2007/3476; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

[^f00008]: S.I. 2005/1806 (W. 138), to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00009]: S.I. 1996/972, amended by S.I. 2005/894 in relation to England and S.I. 2005/1806 in relation to Wales; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

[^f00010]: S.R. (NI) 2005 No 300, amended by S.R. (NI) 2005 No 461; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

[^f00011]: S.I. 2007/3538, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00012]: 1990 c. 43.

[^f00013]: Section 33(6) of the 1990 Act was repealed in respect of the offence of contravention of a waste management licence as regards England and Wales by regulations 73 and 74(2) of, and Schedule 21, Part 1, paragraphs 2, 4(1) and (5), and Schedule 23 to, S.I. 2007/3538.

[^f00014]: Section 35(7B) of the 1990 Act was inserted by the Environment Act 1995, section 120, Schedule 22, paragraph 66. Section 35 of the 1990 Act was repealed in relation to England and Wales by regulations 73 and 74(2) of, and Schedule 21, Part 1, paragraphs 2, 10 and Schedule 23 to, S.I. 2007/3538.

[^f00015]: Section 44 of the 1990 Act was substituted by the Environment Act 1995, section 112, Schedule 19, paragraph 4(1). Section 44(1) was partially repealed as regards England and Wales by regulations 73 and 74(2) of, and Schedule 21, Part 1, paragraphs 2, 11, and Schedule 23 to, S.I. 2007/3538.

[^f00016]: Section 44 of the 1990 Act was substituted by the Environment Act 1995, section 112, Schedule 19, paragraph 4(1). Section 44((2) was partially repealed as regards England and Wales by regulations 73 and 74(2) of, and Schedule 21, Part 1, paragraphs 2, 11, and Schedule 23 to, S.I. 2007/3538.

[^f00017]: S.S.I. 2000/323, amended by S.S.I. 2003/235; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

[^f00018]: S.I. 1997/2778 (N.I.19) to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00019]: S.R. (NI) 2003 No 46, amended by S.R. (NI) 2003 No 496; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant .

[^f00020]: 1925 c. 86. Subsections (1), (2) and (5) of section 33 were repealed by the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1952 (c. 55), section 132 and Schedule 6; subsection (3) was amended by the Courts Act 1971 (c. 23), section 56(1) and Schedule 8, Part 2, paragraph 19; subsection (4) was partially repealed by the Courts Act 2003 (c. 39), section 109(1) and (3), Schedule 8, paragraph 71 and Schedule 10.

[^f00021]: 1980 c. 43. Paragraph 2(a) was amended by the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (c. 25), section 47, Schedule 1, paragraph 13; paragraph 5 was repealed by the Criminal Justice Act 1991 (c. 53), sections 25(2) and 101(2) and Schedule 13.

[^f00022]: 1995 c.46. Section 70 was last amended by section 28 of the Criminal Proceedings etc. (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007 (2007 asp 6).

[^f00023]: 1945 c.15 (N.I.). Section 18 has been repealed in part by the Magistrates’ Courts (Northern Ireland) Act (c. 21), section 172 and Schedule 7 and amended by S.I. 1972/538 (N.I.1), article 10, and the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 (c. 26), Schedule 12, paragraph 1.

[^f00024]: S.I. 1981/1675 (N.I. 26).

[^f00025]: S.I. 2007/1711, amended by S.I. 2008/9; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

[^f00026]: 1995 c. 25.

[^f00027]: S.I. 1997/2778 (N.I.19).

[^f00028]: 2009 c. 11.

[^f00029]: 1971 c. 80.

Editorial notes

[^key-429a08dbd66ec2bd0622d178f3728e88]: Regulations revoked (1.1.2018) by The Control of Mercury (Enforcement) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1200), regs. 2(1), 51 (with reg. 1(2))

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