The Environment Act 2021 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2021

The following provisions of the Act come into force on 17th November 2021—

(a)section 22 (The Office for Environmental Protection);
(b)section 23 (Principal objective of the OEP and exercise of its functions);
(c)section 24 (The OEP’s strategy: process);
(d)section 26 (Memorandum of understanding);
(e)section 44 (Meaning of “natural environment”);
(f)section 45 (Meaning of “environmental protection”);
(g)section 46 (Meaning of “environmental law”);
(h)section 47 (Interpretation of Part 1: general);
(i)Schedule 1 (The Office for Environmental Protection).