Environment (Wales) Act 2016

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Amendments 2

Jurisdiction	Wales
Citation	2016 anaw 3
Year	2016

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Environment (Wales) Act 2016
PART 1: SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

Introduction

1: Purpose of this Part
2: Natural resources: In this Part, “natural resources” includes (but is not limited to)—
3: Sustainable management of natural resources
4: Principles of sustainable management of natural resources: In this Part, the “principles of sustainable management of natural resources” are—

General duties of public authorities

5: General purpose of Natural Resources Body for Wales
6: Biodiversity and resilience of ecosystems duty
7: Biodiversity lists and duty to take steps to maintain and enhance biodiversity

State of natural resources report

8: Duty to prepare and publish state of natural resources report

National natural resources policy

9: Duty to prepare, publish and implement national natural resources policy

Area-based implementation of the national policy

10: Meaning of public body in sections 11 to 15
11: Area statements
12: Welsh Ministers' directions to implement area statements
13: Guidance about implementing area statements
14: Duty of public bodies to provide information or other assistance to NRW
15: Duty of NRW to provide information or other assistance to public bodies

Land management agreements

16: Power to enter into land management agreements
17: Effect on successors in title of certain land management agreements
18: Application of Schedule 2 to the Forestry Act 1967 to land management agreements
19: Effect of agreements on dedication of highway and grant of easement
20: Transitional provisions
21: Crown land

Experimental schemes

22: Power to suspend statutory requirements for experimental schemes
23: Power of NRW to conduct experimental schemes etc.

General

24: Power to amend periods for the preparation and publication of documents
25: Regulations under this Part
26: General interpretation of this Part
27: Minor and consequential provision

PART 2: CLIMATE CHANGE

Introduction

28: Purpose of this Part

Emissions targets and carbon budgets: main duties of the Welsh Ministers

29: The 2050 emissions target
30: Interim emissions targets
31: Carbon budgets
32: Emissions targets and carbon budgets: principles

Targets and budgets: scope and main concepts

33: The net Welsh emissions account
34: Net Welsh emissions
35: Welsh emissions from international aviation and shipping
36: Carbon units
37: Greenhouse gases
38: The baseline

Compliance with carbon budgets: reports and statements by the Welsh Ministers

39: Proposals and policies for meeting carbon budget
40: Carrying amounts from one budgetary period to another
41: Final statement for budgetary period
42: Proposals and policies where carbon budget not met

Compliance with emissions targets: statements by the Welsh Ministers

43: Statements for interim target years and 2050

Functions of advisory body: reports and advice

44: Advisory body
45: Progress reports
46: Duty of advisory body to provide advice and assistance: If requested to do so by the Welsh Ministers, the advisory body must provide the Welsh Ministers with advice, analysis, information or other assistance that is relevant to—
47: Guidance to advisory body

Regulations: procedure and advice

48: Regulations: procedure
49: Requirement to obtain advice about proposals to make regulations
50: Advice about proposed regulations relating to targets and budgets

Measurement and interpretation

51: Measurement of emissions
52: International carbon reporting practice: In this Part, “international carbon reporting practice” means accepted practice in relation to reporting for the purposes of—
53: General interpretation of this Part

PART 3: CHARGES FOR CARRIER BAGS

Regulations about charges for carrier bags

54: Meaning of “carrier bag”: In this Part, “carrier bag” means a bag supplied for the purpose of—
55: Requirement to charge
56: Sellers of goods
57: Application of proceeds

Administration and enforcement

58: Administration
59: Record-keeping and publication of records
60: Enforcement
61: Civil sanctions

General

62: Regulations under this Part
63: General interpretation of this Part
64: Minor and consequential amendments and repeals

PART 4: COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF WASTE

Separate collection etc. of waste

65: Requirements relating to separate collection etc. of waste

Disposal of waste

66: Prohibition on disposal of food waste to sewer
67: Power to prohibit or regulate disposal of waste by incineration

Enforcement

68: Civil sanctions

General

69: Regulations
70: Minor and consequential amendments and repeals

PART 5: FISHERIES FOR SHELLFISH

Applications for orders relating to fisheries

71: Applications for orders relating to fisheries

Protection of marine environment

72: Requirement to include environmental provisions in orders relating to fisheries
73: Power to serve notices for protection of European marine sites
74: Power to vary or revoke orders to protect European marine sites
75: Supplementary provision

PART 6: MARINE LICENSING

76: Advice and assistance in relation to marine licensing
77: Fees for monitoring, variation etc. of marine licences

78: Further provision about payment of fees
79: Appeal against variation etc. of marine licence for non-payment of fee or deposit
80: Exceptions from power to delegate licensing authority functions: In section 98(6) of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (functions excepted from power to delegate)—

PART 7: MISCELLANEOUS

Flood and Coastal Erosion Committee

81: Establishment of Flood and Coastal Erosion Committee

Land drainage

82: Repeal of requirements to publish in local newspapers etc.
83: Valuation of non-agricultural land for apportionment of drainage expenses
84: Power to make provision for appeals against special levies
85: Power of entry: compliance with order for cleansing ditches etc.

Byelaws

86: Byelaws made by the Natural Resources Body for Wales

PART 8: GENERAL

87: Interpretation
88: Coming into force

89: Short title
SCHEDULE 1 (introduced by section )
CHARGES FOR CARRIER BAGS: CIVIL SANCTIONS

Civil sanctions
Fixed monetary penalties
Fixed monetary penalties: procedure
Discretionary requirements
Discretionary requirements: procedure
Discretionary requirements: enforcement
Combination of sanctions
Monetary penalties
Costs recovery
Appeals
Publicity for imposition of civil sanctions
Persons liable to civil sanctions
Guidance about use of powers to impose civil sanctions and recover costs
Publication of enforcement action
Compliance with regulatory principles
Review
Suspension
Payment of penalties into...

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