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The Environment Act 2021, passed in the UK, sets forth new environmental targets and establishes the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) as an oversight body. It outlines a governance framework and mandates an environmental improvement plan for England and Wales, focusing on enhancing environmental standards and biodiversity.
Resource Management Act 1991 – primary environmental legislation, outlining the government's strategy of managing the "environment, including air, water soil, biodiversity, the coastal environment, noise, subdivision, and land use planning in general" [22] Resource Management Amendment Act 2005; Scenery Preservation Act 1903
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is a ministerial department of the government of the United Kingdom. It is responsible for environmental protection, food production and standards, agriculture , fisheries and rural communities in the entire United Kingdom.
The Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) is a regulatory body for environmental protection in England and Northern Ireland [1] "to provide independent oversight of the government's environmental progress". It was created as a statutory body by the Environment Act 2021. The OEP was launched as an interim body in July 2021.
Some of the key legislation which governs conservation issues in the UK. This list is not exhaustive. Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979; Badgers Act 1991; Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000; Environment Act 1995; Environmental Protection Act 1990; Environment (Wales) Act 2016; National Parks and Access to the Countryside ...
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 .
List of acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly for the devolved Assembly established in 1999; List of acts of Senedd Cymru for the devolved Assembly and Parliament; The original acts of Parliament are held by the Parliamentary Archives. Legislation.gov.uk provides the revised editions of the legislation of the United Kingdom.
UK Environmental Law Association; W. Water Act 2003; Weeds Act 1959; Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981; Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011