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Act of Parliament | |
Long title | An Act to make provision about targets, plans and policies for improving the natural environment; for statements and reports about environmental protection; for the Office for Environmental Protection; about waste and resource efficiency; about air quality; for the recall of products that fail to meet environmental standards; about water; about nature and biodiversity; for conservation covenants; about the regulation of chemicals; and for connected purposes. |
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Citation | 2021 c. 30 |
Introduced by | George Eustice, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Commons) Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park, Minister of State for the Pacific and the International Environment (Lords) |
Territorial extent | England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland |
Dates | |
Royal assent | 9 November 2021 |
Status: Current legislation | |
History of passage through Parliament | |
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Revised text of statute as amended |
The Environment Act 2021 (c. 30) of the Parliament of the United Kingdom aims to improve air and water quality, protect wildlife, increase recycling and reduce plastic waste.[1] The act is part of a new legal framework for environmental protection, given the UK no longer comes under EU law post-Brexit.[2]
Friends of the Earth said the act represented a reduction in protections, rather than an increase.[3] In January 2021 the bill was "severely delayed" for a third time.[3]