The Air Quality (Designation of Relevant Public Authorities) (England) Regulations 2022

Made: 6th December 2022

Coming into force: 7th December 2022

A draft of this instrument has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament pursuant to section 87(8) of the Act.

Citation, commencement, extent and application

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• (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Air Quality (Designation of Relevant Public Authorities) (England) Regulations 2022.

• (2) They come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.

• (3) They extend to England and Wales but apply in relation to England only.

Interpretation

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In these Regulations, “National Highways” means National Highways Limited (Company No. 9346363), a strategic highways company appointed under section 1 of the Infrastructure Act 2015, which is a company registered in England and Wales and whose Registered Office is Bridge House, 1 Walnut Tree Close, Guildford, Surrey GU1 4LZ.

Designation of relevant public authority

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National Highways is designated as a relevant public authority in relation to the whole of England for the purposes of Part 4 of the Environment Act 1995.

Signed

Rebecca Pow — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs — 6th December 2022

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations designate National Highways as a relevant public authority for the purposes of Part 4 of the Environment Act 1995 (c. 25) (“the Act”), as amended by the Environment Act 2021 (c. 30).

Designation as a relevant public authority confers on National Highways duties to have regard to the national air quality strategy under Part 4 of the Act when exercising any function of a public nature that could affect air quality, and to act as an air quality partner of a local authority where it has been identified by that authority as having functions in relation to a source of emissions contributing to a failure to achieve air quality standards or objectives in its area.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary, or public sectors is foreseen.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1995 c. 25. Section 81A was inserted, and other amendments to Part 4 were made, by Schedule 11 to the Environment Act 2021 (c. 30).