A 2021 c.30 Environment Act 2021

A 2021 c.30 Environment Act 2021.  The purpose of this Act is to

• make provision for the setting of targets, plans and policies for improving the natural environment;
• set a requirement for statements and reports about environmental protection;
• institute the Office for Environmental Protection;
• to improve waste management and resource efficiency
• Improve air quality;
• set a requirement for the recall of products that fail to meet environmental standards;
• improve water quality
• improve nature conservation and biodiversity
• increase the regulation of chemicals;

This is an enabling Act which provides powers to make or amend subordinate Regulations. It also makes amendments to a number of existing pies of legislation. The principal amendments are to The Environmental Protection Act 1990 (A 1990 c.43). Other amendments are to the Environment Act 1995 (a 1995 c.25), The Clean Air Act 1993 (A 1993 c.11) and The Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (SI 1997/2778