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EA 2021 — Environment Act 2021

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2339 provisions

Defined terms · All instruments · access to information · air quality · animal life · biodiversity · climate change · consumer · consumer · contract

1 Environmental targets
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2 Environmental targets: particulate matter
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3 Environmental targets: species abundance
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4 Environmental targets: process
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5 Environmental targets: effect
6 Environmental targets: reporting duties
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7 Environmental targets: review
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8 Environmental improvement plans
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9 Annual reports on environmental improvement plans
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10 Reviewing and revising environmental improvement plans
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11 Reviewing and revising plans: interim targets
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12 Reviewing and revising plans: other requirements
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13 Renewing environmental improvement plans
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14 Renewing plans: interim targets
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15 Renewing plans: other requirements
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16 Environmental monitoring
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17 Policy statement on environmental principles
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18 Policy statement on environmental principles: process
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19 Policy statement on environmental principles: effect
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20 Statements about Bills containing new environmental law
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21 Reports on international environmental protection legislation
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22 The Office for Environmental Protection
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23 Principal objective of the OEP and exercise of its functions
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24 The OEP’s strategy: process
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25 Guidance on the OEP’s enforcement policy and functions
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25A Guidance on the OEP’s Northern Ireland enforcement policy and functions
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26 Memorandum of understanding
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27 Co-operation duties of public authorities and the OEP
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28 Monitoring and reporting on environmental improvement plans and targets
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29 Monitoring and reporting on environmental law
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30 Advising on changes to environmental law etc
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31 Failure of public authorities to comply with environmental law
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32 Complaints
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33 Investigations
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34 Duty to keep complainants informed
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35 Information notices
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36 Decision notices
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37 Linked notices
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38 Environmental review
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39 Judicial review: powers to apply in urgent cases and to intervene
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40 Duty of the OEP to involve the relevant Minister
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41 Public statements
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42 Disclosures to the OEP
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43 Confidentiality of proceedings
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44 Meaning of “natural environment”
45 Meaning of “environmental protection”
46 Meaning of “environmental law”
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47 Interpretation of Part 1: general
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48 Improving the natural environment: Northern Ireland
49 The Office for Environmental Protection: Northern Ireland
50 Producer responsibility obligations
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51 Producer responsibility for disposal costs
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52 Resource efficiency information
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53 Resource efficiency requirements
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54 Deposit schemes
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55 Charges for single use items
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56 Charges for carrier bags
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57 Separation of waste
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58 Electronic waste tracking: Great Britain
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59 Electronic waste tracking: Northern Ireland
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60 Hazardous waste: England and Wales
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61 Hazardous waste: Northern Ireland
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62 Transfrontier shipments of waste
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63 Regulations under the Environmental Protection Act 1990
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64 Powers to make charging schemes
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65 Waste charging: Northern Ireland
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66 Enforcement powers
67 Enforcement powers: Northern Ireland
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68 Littering enforcement
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69 Fixed penalty notices
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70 Regulation of polluting activities
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71 Waste regulation: amendment of Northern Ireland Order
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72 Local air quality management framework
73 Smoke control areas: amendments of the Clean Air Act 1993
74 Environmental recall of motor vehicles etc
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75 Compulsory recall notices
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76 Further provision about regulations under section 74
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77 Interpretation of sections 74 to 76
78 Water resources management plans, drought plans and joint proposals
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79 Drainage and sewerage management plans
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80 Storm overflows
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81 Reporting on discharges from storm overflows
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82 Monitoring quality of water potentially affected by discharges
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83 Reduction of adverse impacts of storm overflows
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84 Report on elimination of discharges from storm overflows
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85 Authority’s power to require information
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86 Water and sewerage undertakers in England: modifying appointments
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87 Electronic service of documents
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88 Water abstraction: no compensation for certain licence modifications
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89 Water quality: powers of Secretary of State
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90 Water quality: powers of Welsh Ministers
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91 Water quality: powers of Northern Ireland department
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92 Solway Tweed river basin district: power to transfer functions
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93 Water quality: interpretation
94 Valuation of other land in drainage district: England
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95 Valuation of other land in drainage district: Wales
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96 Valuation of agricultural land in drainage district: England and Wales
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97 Disclosure of Revenue and Customs information
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141A Storm overflow discharge reduction plan
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141B Progress reports on storm overflow discharge reduction plan
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141C Annual reports on discharges from storm overflows
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141D Environment Agency reports
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141E Interpretation of Chapter 4
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98 Biodiversity gain as condition of planning permission
99 Biodiversity gain in nationally significant infrastructure projects
100 Biodiversity gain site register
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101 Biodiversity credits
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102 General duty to conserve and enhance biodiversity
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103 Biodiversity reports
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104 Local nature recovery strategies for England
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105 Preparation of local nature recovery strategies
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106 Content of local nature recovery strategies
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107 Information to be provided by the Secretary of State
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108 Interpretation
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109 Species conservation strategies
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110 Protected site strategies
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111 Wildlife conservation: licences
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112 Habitats Regulations: power to amend general duties
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113 Habitats Regulations: power to amend Part 6
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114 Controlling the felling of trees in England
115 Local highway authorities in England to consult before felling street trees
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116 Use of forest risk commodities in commercial activity
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117 Conservation covenant agreements
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118 Conservation covenants
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119 Responsible bodies
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120 Local land charge
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121 Duration of obligation under conservation covenant
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122 Benefit and burden of obligation of landowner
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123 Benefit of obligation of responsible body
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124 Breach of obligation
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125 Enforcement of obligation
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126 Defences to breach of obligation
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127 Discharge of obligation of landowner by agreement
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128 Discharge of obligation of responsible body by agreement
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129 Modification of obligation by agreement
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130 Discharge or modification of obligation by Upper Tribunal
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131 Power of responsible body to appoint replacement
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132 Body ceasing to be a responsible body
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133 Effect of acquisition or disposal of affected land by responsible body
134 Effect of deemed surrender and re-grant of qualifying estate
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135 Declarations about obligations under conservation covenants
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136 Duty of responsible bodies to make annual return
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137 Crown application
138 Index of defined terms in Part 7
139 Consequential amendments relating to Part 7
140 Amendment of REACH legislation
141 Amendments of Schedule 7B to the Government of Wales Act 2006
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142 Consequential provision
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143 Regulations
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144 Crown application
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145 Financial provisions
146 Extent
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147 Commencement
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148 Transitional or saving provision
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149 Short title
1 Membership
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2 Appointment of non-executive members
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3 Appointment of executive members
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4 Interim chief executive
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5 Terms of membership
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6 Remuneration of non-executive members
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7 Staffing and remuneration
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8 Powers
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9 Committees
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10 Delegation to members, committees and employees
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11 Procedure
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12 Funding
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13 Annual report
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14 Annual accounts
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15 Meaning of “financial year”
16 Status
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17 Independence of the OEP
18 Disqualification from membership of legislatures
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20 Public records
21 Freedom of Information
22 Investigation by the Parliamentary Commissioner
23 Public sector equality duty
24 Meaning of “the Northern Ireland Department”
1 Environmental improvement plans
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2 Annual reports on environmental improvement plans
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3 Reviewing and revising environmental improvement plans
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4 Renewing environmental improvement plans
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5 Environmental monitoring
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6 Policy statement on environmental principles
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7 Policy statement on environmental principles: process
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8 Policy statement on environmental principles: effect
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9 Meaning of “natural environment”
10 Meaning of “environmental protection”
11 General interpretation
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1 Monitoring and reporting on the Department’s environmental improvement plans
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2 Monitoring and reporting on environmental law
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3 Advising on changes to Northern Ireland environmental law etc
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4 Failure of relevant public authorities to comply with environmental law
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5 Meaning of relevant environmental law, relevant public authority etc
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6 Complaints about relevant public authorities
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7 Investigations: relevant public authorities
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8 Duty to keep complainants informed
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9 Information notices
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10 Decision notices
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11 Linked notices
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12 Review application
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13 Judicial review: powers to apply to prevent serious damage and to intervene
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14 Duty of the OEP to involve the relevant department
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15 Public statements
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16 Disclosures to the OEP
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17 Confidentiality of proceedings
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18 Meaning of UK environmental law and Northern Ireland environmental law
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19 Interpretation of Part 1 of this Schedule: general
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1 General power
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2 Examples of provision that may be made
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3 Registration of persons subject to producer responsibility obligations
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4 Compliance schemes
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5 Registration of compliance schemes
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6 Power to direct compliance scheme operators
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7 Certificates of compliance
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8 Consultation etc requirements
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11 Interpretation
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12 General power
13 Powers to confer functions
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14 Monitoring compliance
15 Records and information
16 Powers of entry etc
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17 Sanctions
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19 Charges and costs
20 Consultation requirement
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1 General power
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2 “Disposal costs” and “disposal”
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3 Calculation of sums payable
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4 Administration
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5 Registration
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6 Payment of sums
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7 Distribution of sums paid
8 Repayment of sums paid
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9 Charges
10 Consultation requirements
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11 General power
12 Powers to confer functions
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13 Monitoring compliance
14 Records and information
15 Powers of entry etc
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16 Sanctions
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17 Charges and costs
18 Consultation requirements
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1 General power
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2 Meaning of “information about resource efficiency”
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3 Persons on whom requirements may be imposed
4 Examples of provision that may be made
5 Consultation etc requirements
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6 Interpretation
7 General power
8 Powers to confer functions
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9 Monitoring compliance
10 Records and information
11 Powers of entry etc
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12 Sanctions
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13 Costs
14 Consultation requirement
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1 General power
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2 Meaning of “resource efficiency requirements”
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3 Persons on whom requirements may be imposed
4 Examples of provision that may be made
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5 Consultation etc requirements
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6 Interpretation
7 General power
8 Powers to confer functions
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9 Monitoring compliance
10 Records and information
11 Powers of entry etc
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12 Sanctions
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13 Costs
14 Consultation requirement
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1 Power to establish deposit schemes
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2 Scheme suppliers
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3 Scheme collectors
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4 Deposit scheme administrators
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5 Enforcement
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6 Interpretation
1 General power
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2 Requirement to charge
3 Sellers of goods and services
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4 Amount of charge
5 Administration
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6 Registration
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7 Record-keeping and publication of records
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8 Enforcement
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9 Civil sanctions
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1 Powers to search and seize vehicles in connection with waste offences
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3 Powers of direction in relation to waste
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4 Powers of entry in relation to pollution control etc
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12 Minor and consequential amendments to the Clean Air Act 1993
13 Minor and consequential amendments to the Clean Air Act 1993
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14 Minor and consequential amendments to the Clean Air Act 1993
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15 Minor and consequential amendments to the Clean Air Act 1993
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16 Minor and consequential amendments to the Clean Air Act 1993
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17 Minor and consequential amendments to the Clean Air Act 1993
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18 Minor and consequential amendments to the Clean Air Act 1993
19 Minor and consequential amendments to the Clean Air Act 1993
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20 Minor and consequential amendments to the Clean Air Act 1993
21 Minor and consequential amendments to the Clean Air Act 1993
22 Minor and consequential amendments to the Clean Air Act 1993
23 Minor and consequential amendments to the Clean Air Act 1993
24 Minor and consequential amendments to the Clean Air Act 1993
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25 Minor amendments to other legislation
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1 Application for permission to bring appeal
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3 Time limit for representations and observations by the Authority
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4 Consideration and determination of appeal by group
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5 Matters to be considered on appeal
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6 Production of documents etc
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7 Oral hearings
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8 Written statements
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9 Expert advice
10 Defaults in relation to evidence
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11 Appeal rules
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12 Costs
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13 Interpretation of Schedule
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1 Overview
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2 Biodiversity gain objective
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3 Biodiversity value and the biodiversity metric
4 Biodiversity value and the biodiversity metric
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5 Pre-development biodiversity value
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6 Pre-development biodiversity value
7 Pre-development biodiversity value
8 Post-development biodiversity value
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9 Post-development biodiversity value
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10 Registered offsite biodiversity gains
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11 Biodiversity credits
12 General
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13 General condition of planning permission
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14 Biodiversity gain plan
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15 Approval of biodiversity gain plan
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16 Regulations about determinations
17 Exceptions
18 Modifications for irreplaceable habitat
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19 Modifications for particular kinds of planning permission
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20 Modifications for particular kinds of planning permission
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21 Further application of this Part
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1
2
3
1 Introductory
2 Penalty for felling without licence: increase of fine
3 Restocking notices to be local land charges
1B
4 Enforcement notices to be local land charges
6
5 Further enforcement notices for new estate or interest holders
1
2
6 Power of court to order restocking after conviction for failure to comply with enforcement notice
1
2
3
4
5
7 Service of notices on directors of companies that have estates or interests in land
1
2
3
8 Requiring information from the owner of land
1 Meaning of “forest risk commodity”
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
2 Prohibition on using illegally produced commodities
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
3 Due diligence system
1
2
3
4 Annual report on due diligence system
1
2
3
4
5
6
5 Exemption
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
6 Guidance
1
2
7 Meaning of “regulated person”
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8 General power
9 Powers to confer functions
1
2
3
10 Monitoring compliance
11 Records and information
12 Powers of entry etc
1
2
3
13 Sanctions
1
2
3
4
14 Sanctions
15 Charges
16 Consultation requirement
1
2
17 Review
1
2
3
4
5
6
18 Interpretation
1
2
1 Power to discharge on application by landowner or responsible body
1
2
2 Power to discharge on application by landowner or responsible body
1
2
3 Deciding whether to discharge
1
2
3
4
5
4 Supplementary powers
1
2
5 Supplementary powers
1
2
6 Power to modify on application by landowner or responsible body
1
2
7 Power to modify on application by landowner or responsible body
1
2
8 Power to modify on application by landowner or responsible body
9 Deciding whether to modify
1
2
3
10 Supplementary powers
1
2
11 Supplementary powers
1
2
12 Effect of modification
1
2
13 Interpretation
1 Application of Part 7
2 Interpretation
1
2
3
4
3 Demesne land
1
2
4 Land subject to escheat
1
2
3
4
5
6
5 Bona vacantia
1
2
6 Agreements for the purposes of section 117
1
2
7 Modification of Part 7 in relation to obligations under certain Crown conservation covenants
1
2
8 Modification of Part 7 in relation to obligations under certain Crown conservation covenants
9 Modification of Part 7 in relation to obligations under certain Crown conservation covenants
1
2
3
4
5
10 Modification of Part 7 in relation to obligations under certain Crown conservation covenants
1
2
3
4
11 Modification of Part 7 in relation to obligations under certain Crown conservation covenants
12 Modification of Part 7 in relation to obligations under certain Crown conservation covenants
13 Cases where estate in land to which conservation covenant relates has been acquired by the Crown and is held by person other than the appropriate authority
1
2
14 Cases where estate in land to which conservation covenant relates has been acquired by the Crown and is held by person other than the appropriate authority
15 Cases where estate in land to which conservation covenant relates has been acquired by the Crown and is held by person other than the appropriate authority
16 Cases where estate in land to which conservation covenant relates has been acquired by the Crown and is held by person other than the appropriate authority
1
2
17 Cases where estate in land to which conservation covenant relates has been acquired by the Crown and is held by person other than the appropriate authority
18 Agreements under section 127(1) and (3)
1
2
3
19 Agreements under section 128(1)
1
2
3
20 Agreements under section 129(1)
1
2
21 Agreements under section 129(1)
1
2
1 Acquisition of Land Act 1981 (c. 67)
2 Acquisition of Land Act 1981 (c. 67)
1
2
3
3 Acquisition of Land Act 1981 (c. 67)
1
2
3
4 Housing and Planning Act 2016 (c. 22)
5 Housing and Planning Act 2016 (c. 22)
1
2
3
6 Housing and Planning Act 2016 (c. 22)
1
2
3
7 Housing and Planning Act 2016 (c. 22)
8 Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017 (c. 20)
9 Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017 (c. 20)
10
10 Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017 (c. 20)
5A
11 Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017 (c. 20)
1
2
3
4
12 Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017 (c. 20)
1 Amendment of the REACH Regulation
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
2 Amendment of the REACH Enforcement Regulations 2008
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
3 Consent of the devolved administrations
1
2
4 Requests by devolved administrations for exercise of powers under this Schedule
5 Consultation
1
2
3
6 The protected provisions
7 Other interpretation