UK MINISTERS ACTING IN DEVOLVED AREAS
013 - Control of Mercury (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 Laid in the UK Parliament: 19 October 2022
Sifting
Subject to sifting in UK Parliament?	Yes
Procedure:	Proposed negative statutory instrument
Date of consideration by the House of Commons European Statutory Instruments Committee	Not known
Date of consideration by the House of Lords Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee	Not known
Date sifting period ends in UK Parliament	3 November 2022
SICM under SO 30A (because amends primary legislation)	Not required
Scrutiny procedure
Outcome of sifting	Not known
Procedure	Not known
Date of consideration by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments	Not known
Date of consideration by the House of Commons Statutory Instruments Committee	Not known
Date of consideration by the House of Lords Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee	Not known
Background These Regulations are proposed to be made by the UK Government under section 8(1)(b) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018. Summary These Regulations change the reference to “a Member State” in the heading of Annex 2 to Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/2287 to “Great Britain”, for consistency with amendments made by the Control of Mercury (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020. Statement by Welsh Government Legal Advisers agree with the statement laid by the Welsh Government dated 20 October 2022 regarding the effect of these Regulations. However, the written statement does not specify any impact the Regulations have on the Senedd’s legislative competence and/or the Welsh Ministers’ executive competence (as required by Standing Order 30C.3(ii)). Senedd Legal Services can, however, confirm there is no such impact. Intergovernmental Agreement on the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill The above summary and the content of the Explanatory Memorandum to these Regulations confirm their effect.