Section 7(1)

It shall be the duty of each of the Ministers and of the Agency, in formulating or considering— any proposals relating to any functions of the Agency other than its pollution control functions, so far as may be consistent— so to exercise any power conferred on him or it with respect to the proposals as to further the conservation and enhancement of natural beauty and the conservation of flora, fauna and geological or physiographical features of special interest; with the purposes of any enactment relating to the functions of the Agency, in the case of each of the Ministers, with the objective of achieving sustainable development, in the case of the Agency, with any guidance under section 4 above, in the case of the Secretary of State, with his duties under section 2 of the Water Industry Act 1991, any proposals relating to pollution control functions of the Agency, to have regard to the desirability of conserving and enhancing natural beauty and of conserving flora, fauna and geological or physiographical features of special interest; any proposal relating to any functions of the Agency— to have regard to the desirability of protecting and conserving buildings, sites and objects of archaeological, architectural, engineering or historic interest; to take into account any effect which the proposals would have on the beauty or amenity of any rural or urban area or on any such flora, fauna, features, buildings, sites or objects; and to have regard to any effect which the proposals would have on the economic and social well-being of local communities in rural areas.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-07-30