Reform history

Environment (Wales) Act 2016

13 versions · 2016-03-21
2024-11-16
Environment (Wales) Act 2016
2024-10-01
Environment (Wales) Act 2016

Changes on 2024-10-01

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### Introduction
#### Requirement to charge
#### Meaning of “carrier bag”
##### 1
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- “*local planning authority*” (“**awdurdod cynllunio lleol**”) has the meaning given by the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (c. 8);
- “*statutory undertaker*” (“**ymgymerwr statudol**”) means any of the following—a person authorised by any enactment to carry on any railway, light railway, tramway, road transport, water transport, canal, inland navigation, dock, harbour, pier or lighthouse undertaking or any undertaking for the supply of hydraulic power;an operator of an electronic communications code network (within the meaning of paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 17 to the Communications Act 2003 (c. 21));an airport operator (within the meaning of the Airports Act 1986 (c. 31)) operating an airport to which Part 5 of that Act applies;a gas transporter (within the meaning of Part 1 of the Gas Act 1986 (c. 44));a holder of a licence under section 6(1) of the Electricity Act 1989 (c. 29);a water or sewerage undertaker;the Civil Aviation Authority or a holder of a licence under Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Transport Act 2000 (c. 38), to the extent that the person holding the licence is carrying out activities authorised by it;a universal service provider within the meaning of Part 3 of the Postal Services Act 2011 (c. 5);
- “*statutory undertaker*” (“**ymgymerwr statudol**”) means any of the following—a person authorised by any enactment to carry on any railway, light railway, tramway, road transport, water transport, canal, inland navigation, dock, harbour, pier or lighthouse undertaking or any undertaking for the supply of hydraulic power;an operator of an electronic communications code network (within the meaning of paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 17 to the Communications Act 2003 (c. 21));an airport operator (within the meaning of the Airports Act 1986 (c. 31)) operating an airport to which Part 5 of that Act applies;a holder of a licence under section 7 or 7AA of the Gas Act [1986 (c. 44)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44);a holder of a licence under section 6(1) of the Electricity Act 1989 (c. 29);a water or sewerage undertaker;the Civil Aviation Authority or a holder of a licence under Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Transport Act 2000 (c. 38), to the extent that the person holding the licence is carrying out activities authorised by it;a universal service provider within the meaning of Part 3 of the Postal Services Act 2011 (c. 5);
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- (e) a Welsh fire and rescue authority;
- (f) the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales;
- (f) the Commission for Tertiary Education and Research;
- (g) the Arts Council of Wales;
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- (5) In Schedule 2, omit paragraph 11.
#### Natural resources
#### Biodiversity lists and duty to take steps to maintain and enhance biodiversity
#### The 2050 emissions target
#### Record-keeping and publication of records
#### Prohibition on disposal of food waste to sewer
#### Civil sanctions
#### Purpose of this Part
#### Biodiversity and resilience of ecosystems duty
#### Purpose of this Part
#### Administration
#### Requirements relating to separate collection etc. of waste
#### Power to prohibit or regulate disposal of waste by incineration
#### Regulations
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#### Requirement to include environmental provisions in orders relating to fisheries
#### Power to vary or revoke orders to protect European marine sites
#### Power to serve notices for protection of European marine sites
#### Supplementary provision
#### Fees for monitoring, variation etc. of marine licences
#### Repeal of requirements to publish in local newspapers etc.
#### Advice and assistance in relation to marine licensing
#### Establishment of Flood and Coastal Erosion Committee
#### Power to make provision for appeals against special levies
#### Byelaws made by the Natural Resources Body for Wales
#### Coming into force
#### Power of entry: compliance with order for cleansing ditches etc.
#### Interpretation
### Civil sanctions
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[^key-b7852d9801761668c2ba8797eb27dd47]: [S. 70](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2016/3/section/70) in force at 18.10.2023 by [S.I. 2023/1096](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2023/1096), [art. 2(e)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2023/1096/article/2/e)
[^key-afe2756720e706ca3abac90cda038d4b]: [S. 66](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2016/3/section/66) in force at 6.4.2024 by [S.I. 2023/1096](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2023/1096), [art. 3](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2023/1096/article/3)
[^key-05fa60200c67c6e954912150978b50dc]: Words in [s. 10(1)(f)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2016/3/section/10/1/f) substituted (1.8.2024) by [Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Act 2022 (asc 1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2022/1), [s. 148(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2022/1/section/148/2), [Sch. 4 para. 36](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2022/1/schedule/4/paragraph/36) (with [s. 19](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2022/1/section/19)); [S.I. 2024/806](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2024/806), [art. 2(k)(xix)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2024/806/article/2/k/xix) (with [art. 28](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2024/806/article/28))
[^key-bf1d2e21420bc8f28ced9377562d1ab7]: Words in [s. 6(10)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2016/3/section/6/10) substituted (1.10.2024) by [The Energy Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/706)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024/706), [regs. 1(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024/706/regulation/1/1), [22(b)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024/706/regulation/22/b); [S.I. 2024/957](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024/957), [reg. 2(a)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024/957/regulation/2/a)
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Environment (Wales) Act 2016
2023-10-18
Environment (Wales) Act 2016
2023-10-17
Environment (Wales) Act 2016
2021-12-03
Environment (Wales) Act 2016
2021-03-19
Environment (Wales) Act 2016
2021-01-21
Environment (Wales) Act 2016
2017-07-14
Environment (Wales) Act 2016
2017-04-01
Environment (Wales) Act 2016
2017-02-24
Environment (Wales) Act 2016
2016-05-21
Environment (Wales) Act 2016
2016-03-21
Environment (Wales) Act 2016
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