S T A T U T O R Y I N S T R U M E N T S 2020 No. 489  ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, ENGLAND AND  WALES  The Environmental Protection (Disposal of Polychlorinated  Biphenyls and other Dangerous Substances) (England and  Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2020  The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section  2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972( a ).  The Secretary of State has been designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of that Act in relation  to persistent organic pollutants( b ).  Citation and commencement  Made - - - - at 9.30 a.m. on 5th May 2020  Laid before Parliament at 2.30 p.m. on 5th May 2020 Coming into force - - 1st July 2020  1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Environmental Protection (Disposal of  Polychlorinated Biphenyls and other Dangerous Substances) (England and Wales) (Amendment)  Regulations 2020.  (2) These Regulations come into force on 1st July 2020.  Amendments to the Environmental Protection (Disposal of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and  other Dangerous Substances) (England and Wales) Regulations 2000  2. —(1) The Environmental Protection (Disposal of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and other  Dangerous Substances) (England and Wales) Regulations 2000( c ) are amended as follows.  (2) In regulation 2(1), in the definition of “PCBs”, for “4(3) and (4), 5(3), 6(2) and 9(3)”  substitute “4(3A), (3C) and (4), 5(3) and 9(3)”.  (3) In regulation 4—  (a) in paragraph (1), for “(2), (3)” substitute “(2) to (3D)”;  ( a ) 1972 c. 68. The European Communities Act 1972 was repealed by section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018  (c. 16) with effect from exit day, but saved with modifications until IP completion day by section 1A of that Act (as inserted  by section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c. 1)). Section 2(2) of the European Communities  Act 1972 was amended by section 27(1) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51) and by section 3(3) of,  and Part 1 of the Schedule to, the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7). ( b ) S.I. 2006/608.  ( c )  S.I. 2000/1043, amended by S.I. 2010/1159, 2010/1820 (W. 177), 2013/755 (W. 90); there are other amending instruments  but none is relevant. 