S T A T U T O R Y I N S T R U M E N T S 2009 No. 1927 HEALTH AND SAFETY, ENGLAND AND WALES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, ENGLAND AND WALES The Major Accident Off-Site Emergency Plan (Management of Waste from Extractive Industries) (England and Wales) Regulations 2009 Made - - - - 16th July 2009 Laid before Parliament 21st July 2009 Coming into force - - 12th August 2009 The Secretary of State is a Minister designated(a) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(b) in relation to the environment. The Secretary of State makes these Regulations— (a) in the exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and sections 15(1), (2), (3)(c), (6)(d) and (8), 18(2)(a), 43(2), (3) (4) and (6), 82(3) of, and paragraphs 1(1), 6, 15(1), 16 and 20 of Schedule 3 to, the Health and Safety etc at Work Act 1974(c), (“the 1974 Act”), and (b) independently of any proposals submitted by the Health and Safety Executive under section 11(3) of the ...