http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2021/30/part/1/chapter/2/crossheading/informationEnvironment Act 2021enStatute Law Database2024-09-04Expert Participation2024-09-01 PART 1Environmental governanceCHAPTER 2The Office for Environmental Protection Information Disclosures to the OEP 42 1 No obligation of secrecy imposed by statute or otherwise prevents a person from— a in accordance with section 27(1), providing the OEP with information in connection with an investigation under section 33, an information notice or a decision notice, or b providing information to the OEP in accordance with section 35(3)(b). 2 But nothing in this Part— a requires a person to provide the OEP with information that the person would be entitled to refuse to provide in civil proceedings on grounds of legal professional privilege (or, in Scotland, confidentiality of communications), or b requires a person to provide the OEP with information that the person would be entitled, or required by any rule of law, to refuse to provide in civil proceedings on grounds of public interest immunity. 3 No obligation of secrecy imposed by statute or otherwise prevents a relevant ombudsman from providing information to the OEP— a for purposes connected with the exercise of the OEP’s functions under section 33; b for purposes connected with the co-ordination of the OEP’s functions that relate to investigations under section 33 and the ombudsman’s functions that relate to investigations by the ombudsman. 4 Nothing in this Part requires or authorises a disclosure of information that would contravene the data protection legislation (but in determining whether a disclosure would do so, take into account the duties imposed and powers conferred by this Part). 5 In this section “the data protection legislation” has the same meaning as in the Data Protection Act 2018 (see section 3(9) of that Act). Confidentiality of proceedings431The OEP must not disclose—ainformation obtained under section 27(1) or 35(3)(b), orbcorrespondence between the OEP and a public authority that—irelates to a particular information notice or decision notice, oriiis, or contains, such a notice.2Subsection (1) does not apply to a disclosure—aother than a disclosure of an information notice or a decision notice, made with the consent of the person who provided the information or correspondence;bmade for purposes connected with the exercise of the OEP’s functions under section 33 (investigations) or paragraph 7 of Schedule 3 (functions of the OEP in Northern Ireland);cmade for purposes connected with the co-ordination of the OEP’s functions that relate to investigations under section 33 and a relevant ombudsman’s functions that relate to investigations by that ombudsman;camade for purposes connected with the co-ordination of the OEP’s functions that relate to investigations under paragraph 7 of Schedule 3 and the Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman’s functions that relate to investigations by the Ombudsman;dmade for the purposes of any publication of a report (or part of it) on an investigation under section 33 or paragraph 7 of Schedule 3;emade for purposes connected with the exercise of the OEP’s functions under sections 35 to 41 or paragraphs 9 to 15 of Schedule 3 (enforcement);fmade to a devolved environmental governance body for purposes connected with the exercise of a devolved environmental governance function;gmade for purposes connected with the protection of the natural environment in a country or territory outside the United Kingdom, to an authority of that country or territory, or an international organisation, that has functions in connection with the protection of the natural environment in that country or territory;hof information, or correspondence, that relates only to a matter in relation to which the OEP has concluded that it intends to take no further steps under this Chapter or Part 1 of Schedule 3.3A public authority must not disclose correspondence between the OEP and that, or any other, public authority that—arelates to a particular information notice , decision notice, Northern Ireland information notice or Northern Ireland decision notice, orbis, or contains, such a notice.4Subsection (3) does not apply to a disclosure—amade—iin the case of a disclosure of correspondence between another public authority and the OEP other than correspondence that is, or contains, an information notice , a decision notice, a Northern Ireland information notice or a Northern Ireland decision notice, with the consent of that authority and the OEP, oriiin any other case, with the specific or general consent of the OEP;bmade for purposes connected with co-operating with any investigation under section 33 or paragraph 7 of Schedule 3;cmade for purposes connected with responding to any information notice or decision notice;dmade for purposes connected with any proceedings in relation to an environmental review, judicial review (which includes a review application) or statutory review.5The OEP may not give a person consent to disclose an information notice , a decision notice, a Northern Ireland information notice or a Northern Ireland decision notice unless that notice relates only to a matter in relation to which the OEP has concluded that it intends to take no further steps under this Chapter or Part 1 of Schedule 3.6If a public authority requests the consent of the OEP to disclose correspondence that relates only to a matter in relation to which the OEP has concluded that it intends to take no further steps under this Chapter or Part 1 of Schedule 3, the OEP may not withhold that consent.7If information referred to in subsection (1) and held by the OEP, or referred to in subsection (3) and held by a public authority, is environmental information for the purposes of the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/3391) or the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (S.S.I. 2004/520), it is held by that person, for the purposes of the application of those regulations to that information, in connection with confidential proceedings. S. 42 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 147(3)S. 43 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 147(3)S. 42 in force at 24.1.2022 by S.I. 2022/48, reg. 2(h)S. 43 in force at 24.1.2022 by S.I. 2022/48, reg. 2(h)S. 43(2)(ca) inserted (28.2.2022) by Environment Act 2021 (c. 30), s. 147(6)(7), Sch. 3 para. 27(2)(b) (with s. 144); S.R. 2022/54, art. 2(1)(a)Words in s. 43(2)(b) inserted (28.2.2022) by Environment Act 2021 (c. 30), s. 147(6)(7), Sch. 3 para. 27(2)(a) (with s. 144); S.R. 2022/54, art. 2(1)(a)Words in s. 43(2)(d) inserted (28.2.2022) by Environment Act 2021 (c. 30), s. 147(6)(7), Sch. 3 para. 27(2)(c) (with s. 144); S.R. 2022/54, art. 2(1)(a)Words in s. 43(2)(e) inserted (28.2.2022) by Environment Act 2021 (c. 30), s. 147(6)(7), Sch. 3 para. 27(2)(d) (with s. 144); S.R. 2022/54, art. 2(1)(a)Words in s. 43(2)(h) inserted (28.2.2022) by Environment Act 2021 (c. 30), s. 147(6)(7), Sch. 3 para. 27(2)(e) (with s. 144); S.R. 2022/54, art. 2(1)(a)Words in s. 43(3)(a) substituted (28.2.2022) by Environment Act 2021 (c. 30), s. 147(6)(7), Sch. 3 para. 27(3) (with s. 144); S.R. 2022/54, art. 2(1)(a)Words in s. 43(4)(a)(i) substituted (28.2.2022) by Environment Act 2021 (c. 30), s. 147(6)(7), Sch. 3 para. 27(4)(a) (with s. 144); S.R. 2022/54, art. 2(1)(a)Words in s. 43(4)(d) inserted (28.2.2022) by Environment Act 2021 (c. 30), s. 147(6)(7), Sch. 3 para. 27(4)(c) (with s. 144); S.R. 2022/54, art. 2(1)(a)Words in s. 43(5) substituted (28.2.2022) by Environment Act 2021 (c. 30), s. 147(6)(7), Sch. 3 para. 27(5)(a) (with s. 144); S.R. 2022/54, art. 2(1)(a)Words in s. 43(5) inserted (28.2.2022) by Environment Act 2021 (c. 30), s. 147(6)(7), Sch. 3 para. 27(5)(b) (with s. 144); S.R. 2022/54, art. 2(1)(a)Words in s. 43(6) inserted (28.2.2022) by Environment Act 2021 (c. 30), s. 147(6)(7), Sch. 3 para. 27(6) (with s. 144); S.R. 2022/54, art. 2(1)(a)Words in s. 43(4)(b) inserted (28.2.2022) by Environment Act 2021 (c. 30), s. 147(6)(7), Sch. 3 para. 27(4)(b) (with s. 144); S.R. 2022/54, art. 2(1)(a)
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<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2021/30/section/43/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/section/43/2" id="section-43-2">
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
Subsection
<InternalLink Ref="section-43-1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/section/43/1" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2021/30/section/43/1">(1)</InternalLink>
does not apply to a disclosure—
</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2021/30/section/43/2/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/section/43/2/a" id="section-43-2-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>other than a disclosure of an information notice or a decision notice, made with the consent of the person who provided the information or correspondence;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2021/30/section/43/2/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/section/43/2/b" id="section-43-2-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
made for purposes connected with the exercise of the OEP’s functions under section 33 (investigations)
<Addition ChangeId="key-9c394e993b548417a146f3d92d194ff5-1646758120103" CommentaryRef="key-9c394e993b548417a146f3d92d194ff5">or paragraph 7 of Schedule 3 (functions of the OEP in Northern Ireland)</Addition>
;
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2021/30/section/43/2/c" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/section/43/2/c" id="section-43-2-c">
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>made for purposes connected with the co-ordination of the OEP’s functions that relate to investigations under section 33 and a relevant ombudsman’s functions that relate to investigations by that ombudsman;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2021/30/section/43/2/ca" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/section/43/2/ca" id="section-43-2-ca">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="key-b1a47ad6eebb7f8a801fe1d45920a60a-1646758076800" CommentaryRef="key-b1a47ad6eebb7f8a801fe1d45920a60a">ca</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="key-b1a47ad6eebb7f8a801fe1d45920a60a-1646758076800" CommentaryRef="key-b1a47ad6eebb7f8a801fe1d45920a60a">made for purposes connected with the co-ordination of the OEP’s functions that relate to investigations under paragraph </Addition>
<InternalLink Ref="schedule-3-paragraph-7" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/schedule/3/paragraph/7" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2021/30/schedule/3/paragraph/7">
<Addition ChangeId="key-b1a47ad6eebb7f8a801fe1d45920a60a-1646758076800" CommentaryRef="key-b1a47ad6eebb7f8a801fe1d45920a60a">7</Addition>
</InternalLink>
<Addition ChangeId="key-b1a47ad6eebb7f8a801fe1d45920a60a-1646758076800" CommentaryRef="key-b1a47ad6eebb7f8a801fe1d45920a60a"> of Schedule 3 and the Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman’s functions that relate to investigations by the Ombudsman;</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2021/30/section/43/2/d" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/section/43/2/d" id="section-43-2-d">
<Pnumber>d</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
made for the purposes of any publication of a report (or part of it) on an investigation under section 33
<Addition ChangeId="key-41ba571789886a6ffa2368c660ff2980-1646758166004" CommentaryRef="key-41ba571789886a6ffa2368c660ff2980">or paragraph 7 of Schedule 3</Addition>
;
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2021/30/section/43/2/e" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/section/43/2/e" id="section-43-2-e">
<Pnumber>e</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
made for purposes connected with the exercise of the OEP’s functions under sections 35 to 41
<Addition ChangeId="key-b64cb2072673e278b15f0db993f54ea8-1646758220932" CommentaryRef="key-b64cb2072673e278b15f0db993f54ea8">or paragraphs 9 to 15 of Schedule 3</Addition>
(enforcement);
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2021/30/section/43/2/f" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/section/43/2/f" id="section-43-2-f">
<Pnumber>f</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>made to a devolved environmental governance body for purposes connected with the exercise of a devolved environmental governance function;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2021/30/section/43/2/g" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/section/43/2/g" id="section-43-2-g">
<Pnumber>g</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>made for purposes connected with the protection of the natural environment in a country or territory outside the United Kingdom, to an authority of that country or territory, or an international organisation, that has functions in connection with the protection of the natural environment in that country or territory;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2021/30/section/43/2/h" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/section/43/2/h" id="section-43-2-h">
<Pnumber>h</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
of information, or correspondence, that relates only to a matter in relation to which the OEP has concluded that it intends to take no further steps under this Chapter
<Addition ChangeId="key-e8e64e9cede0cb89245115ecffaf93fd-1646758257127" CommentaryRef="key-e8e64e9cede0cb89245115ecffaf93fd">or Part 1 of Schedule 3</Addition>
.
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2021/30/section/43/3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/section/43/3" id="section-43-3">
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>A public authority must not disclose correspondence between the OEP and that, or any other, public authority that—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2021/30/section/43/3/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/section/43/3/a" id="section-43-3-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
relates to a particular information notice
<Substitution ChangeId="key-4fa8cfd695533dfd1acf5b71d50a215e-1646758312192" CommentaryRef="key-4fa8cfd695533dfd1acf5b71d50a215e">, decision notice, Northern Ireland information notice or Northern Ireland decision notice</Substitution>
, or
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2021/30/section/43/3/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/section/43/3/b" id="section-43-3-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>is, or contains, such a notice.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2021/30/section/43/4" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/section/43/4" id="section-43-4">
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
Subsection
<InternalLink Ref="section-43-3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/section/43/3" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2021/30/section/43/3">(3)</InternalLink>
does not apply to a disclosure—
</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2021/30/section/43/4/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/section/43/4/a" id="section-43-4-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>made—</Text>
<P4 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2021/30/section/43/4/a/i" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/section/43/4/a/i" id="section-43-4-a-i">
<Pnumber>i</Pnumber>
<P4para>
<Text>
in the case of a disclosure of correspondence between another public authority and the OEP other than correspondence that is, or contains, an information notice
<Substitution ChangeId="key-40d1573500a1b80b69eecc9b9172f599-1646758359772" CommentaryRef="key-40d1573500a1b80b69eecc9b9172f599">, a decision notice, a Northern Ireland information notice or a Northern Ireland decision notice</Substitution>
, with the consent of that authority and the OEP, or
</Text>
</P4para>
</P4>
<P4 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2021/30/section/43/4/a/ii" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/section/43/4/a/ii" id="section-43-4-a-ii">
<Pnumber>ii</Pnumber>
<P4para>
<Text>in any other case, with the specific or general consent of the OEP;</Text>
</P4para>
</P4>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2021/30/section/43/4/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/section/43/4/b" id="section-43-4-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
made for purposes connected with co-operating with any investigation under section 33
<Addition ChangeId="key-21b859e3e89bda8209f0e2760696d84b-1646831328060" CommentaryRef="key-21b859e3e89bda8209f0e2760696d84b">or paragraph 7 of Schedule 3</Addition>
;
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2021/30/section/43/4/c" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/section/43/4/c" id="section-43-4-c">
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>made for purposes connected with responding to any information notice or decision notice;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2021/30/section/43/4/d" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/section/43/4/d" id="section-43-4-d">
<Pnumber>d</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
made for purposes connected with any proceedings in relation to an environmental review, judicial review
<Addition ChangeId="key-4c44e67ee4a8292fea14b2ace22e7624-1646758407039" CommentaryRef="key-4c44e67ee4a8292fea14b2ace22e7624">(which includes a review application)</Addition>
or statutory review.
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2021/30/section/43/5" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/section/43/5" id="section-43-5">
<Pnumber>5</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
The OEP may not give a person consent to disclose an information notice
<Substitution ChangeId="key-e45569cc927627cde0ae3af7f3a6126d-1646758444159" CommentaryRef="key-e45569cc927627cde0ae3af7f3a6126d">, a decision notice, a Northern Ireland information notice or a Northern Ireland decision notice</Substitution>
unless that notice relates only to a matter in relation to which the OEP has concluded that it intends to take no further steps under this Chapter
<Addition ChangeId="key-1104e511f210dd2c62dc54f97e965f0e-1646758489542" CommentaryRef="key-1104e511f210dd2c62dc54f97e965f0e">or Part 1 of Schedule 3</Addition>
.
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2021/30/section/43/6" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/section/43/6" id="section-43-6">
<Pnumber>6</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
If a public authority requests the consent of the OEP to disclose correspondence that relates only to a matter in relation to which the OEP has concluded that it intends to take no further steps under this Chapter
<Addition ChangeId="key-1b291ce44aced91ec35532b2bafea413-1646758565199" CommentaryRef="key-1b291ce44aced91ec35532b2bafea413">or Part 1 of Schedule 3</Addition>
, the OEP may not withhold that consent.
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2021/30/section/43/7" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/section/43/7" id="section-43-7">
<Pnumber>7</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
If information referred to in subsection
<InternalLink Ref="section-43-1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/section/43/1" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2021/30/section/43/1">(1)</InternalLink>
and held by the OEP, or referred to in subsection
<InternalLink Ref="section-43-3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/section/43/3" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2021/30/section/43/3">(3)</InternalLink>
and held by a public authority, is environmental information for the purposes of the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2004/3391" id="c00002" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2004" Number="3391">S.I. 2004/3391</Citation>
) or the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2004/520" id="c00003" Class="ScottishStatutoryInstrument" Year="2004" Number="0520">S.S.I. 2004/520</Citation>
), it is held by that person, for the purposes of the application of those regulations to that information, in connection with confidential proceedings.
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
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<Commentaries>
<Commentary Type="I" id="key-feb4f249f6daec1d281b840ee0f4e655">
<Para>
<Text>
S. 42 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<CitationSubRef id="nfbe2e1cce131ae50" SectionRef="section-147-3" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/section/147/3" Operative="true">s. 147(3)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary Type="I" id="key-25bb0473f8da97ef88c1c73cf06eb9ee">
<Para>
<Text>
S. 43 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<CitationSubRef id="n10eff0011bbae93b" SectionRef="section-147-3" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/section/147/3" Operative="true">s. 147(3)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="key-f6a05539ea98551912784c79d77b247a" Type="I">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef SectionRef="section-42" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/section/42" id="chooejia4-00295">S. 42</CitationSubRef>
in force at 24.1.2022 by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/48" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2022" Number="48" Title="The Environment Act 2021 (Commencement No. 2 and Saving Provision) Regulations 2022" id="chooejia4-00296">S.I. 2022/48</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef SectionRef="regulation-2-h" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/48/regulation/2/h" CitationRef="chooejia4-00296" Operative="true" id="chooejia4-00297">reg. 2(h)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="key-fff36e5e66bc6228de551822d9ea7746" Type="I">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="chooejia4-00304" SectionRef="section-43" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/section/43">S. 43</CitationSubRef>
in force at 24.1.2022 by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/48" id="chooejia4-00305" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2022" Number="48" Title="The Environment Act 2021 (Commencement No. 2 and Saving Provision) Regulations 2022">S.I. 2022/48</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="chooejia4-00305" id="chooejia4-00306" SectionRef="regulation-2-h" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/48/regulation/2/h" Operative="true">reg. 2(h)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="key-b1a47ad6eebb7f8a801fe1d45920a60a" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="ci4ma92i4-00006" SectionRef="section-43-2-ca" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/section/43/2/ca">S. 43(2)(ca)</CitationSubRef>
inserted (28.2.2022) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30" id="ci4ma92i4-00007" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2021" Number="30" Title="Environment Act 2021">Environment Act 2021 (c. 30)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="ci4ma92i4-00007" id="ci4ma92i4-00008" SectionRef="section-147-6" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/section/147/6">s. 147(6)</CitationSubRef>
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="ci4ma92i4-00007" id="ci4ma92i4-00009" SectionRef="section-147-7" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/section/147/7">(7)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="ci4ma92i4-00007" id="ci4ma92i4-00010" SectionRef="schedule-3-paragraph-27-2-b" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/schedule/3/paragraph/27/2/b" Operative="true">Sch. 3 para. 27(2)(b)</CitationSubRef>
(with
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="ci4ma92i4-00007" id="ci4ma92i4-00011" SectionRef="section-144" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/section/144">s. 144</CitationSubRef>
);
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2022/54" id="ci4ma92i4-00012" Class="NorthernIrelandStatutoryRule" Year="2022" Number="54" Title="The Environment (2021 Act) (Commencement and Saving Provision) Order (Northern Ireland) 2022">S.R. 2022/54</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="ci4ma92i4-00012" id="ci4ma92i4-00013" SectionRef="article-2-1-a" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2022/54/article/2/1/a">art. 2(1)(a)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="key-9c394e993b548417a146f3d92d194ff5" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
Words in
<CitationSubRef id="ci4ma92i4-00019" SectionRef="section-43-2-b" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/section/43/2/b">s. 43(2)(b)</CitationSubRef>
inserted (28.2.2022) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30" id="ci4ma92i4-00020" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2021" Number="30" Title="Environment Act 2021">Environment Act 2021 (c. 30)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="ci4ma92i4-00020" id="ci4ma92i4-00021" SectionRef="section-147-6" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/section/147/6">s. 147(6)</CitationSubRef>
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="ci4ma92i4-00020" id="ci4ma92i4-00022" SectionRef="section-147-7" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/section/147/7">(7)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="ci4ma92i4-00020" id="ci4ma92i4-00023" SectionRef="schedule-3-paragraph-27-2-a" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/schedule/3/paragraph/27/2/a" Operative="true">Sch. 3 para. 27(2)(a)</CitationSubRef>
(with
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="ci4ma92i4-00020" id="ci4ma92i4-00024" SectionRef="section-144" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/section/144">s. 144</CitationSubRef>
);
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2022/54" id="ci4ma92i4-00025" Class="NorthernIrelandStatutoryRule" Year="2022" Number="54" Title="The Environment (2021 Act) (Commencement and Saving Provision) Order (Northern Ireland) 2022">S.R. 2022/54</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="ci4ma92i4-00025" id="ci4ma92i4-00026" SectionRef="article-2-1-a" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2022/54/article/2/1/a">art. 2(1)(a)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="key-41ba571789886a6ffa2368c660ff2980" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
Words in
<CitationSubRef id="ci4ma92i4-00032" SectionRef="section-43-2-d" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/section/43/2/d">s. 43(2)(d)</CitationSubRef>
inserted (28.2.2022) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30" id="ci4ma92i4-00033" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2021" Number="30" Title="Environment Act 2021">Environment Act 2021 (c. 30)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="ci4ma92i4-00033" id="ci4ma92i4-00034" SectionRef="section-147-6" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/section/147/6">s. 147(6)</CitationSubRef>
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="ci4ma92i4-00033" id="ci4ma92i4-00035" SectionRef="section-147-7" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/section/147/7">(7)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="ci4ma92i4-00033" id="ci4ma92i4-00036" SectionRef="schedule-3-paragraph-27-2-c" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/schedule/3/paragraph/27/2/c" Operative="true">Sch. 3 para. 27(2)(c)</CitationSubRef>
(with
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="ci4ma92i4-00033" id="ci4ma92i4-00037" SectionRef="section-144" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/section/144">s. 144</CitationSubRef>
);
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,
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<Para>
<Text>
Words in
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inserted (28.2.2022) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30" id="ci4ma92i4-00046" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2021" Number="30" Title="Environment Act 2021">Environment Act 2021 (c. 30)</Citation>
,
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<CitationSubRef CitationRef="ci4ma92i4-00046" id="ci4ma92i4-00048" SectionRef="section-147-7" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/section/147/7">(7)</CitationSubRef>
,
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(with
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);
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,
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<Para>
<Text>
Words in
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inserted (28.2.2022) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30" id="ci4ma92i4-00059" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2021" Number="30" Title="Environment Act 2021">Environment Act 2021 (c. 30)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="ci4ma92i4-00059" id="ci4ma92i4-00060" SectionRef="section-147-6" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/section/147/6">s. 147(6)</CitationSubRef>
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="ci4ma92i4-00059" id="ci4ma92i4-00061" SectionRef="section-147-7" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/section/147/7">(7)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="ci4ma92i4-00059" id="ci4ma92i4-00062" SectionRef="schedule-3-paragraph-27-2-e" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/schedule/3/paragraph/27/2/e" Operative="true">Sch. 3 para. 27(2)(e)</CitationSubRef>
(with
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="ci4ma92i4-00059" id="ci4ma92i4-00063" SectionRef="section-144" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/section/144">s. 144</CitationSubRef>
);
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,
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<Para>
<Text>
Words in
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substituted (28.2.2022) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30" id="ci4ma92i4-00072" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2021" Number="30" Title="Environment Act 2021">Environment Act 2021 (c. 30)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="ci4ma92i4-00072" id="ci4ma92i4-00073" SectionRef="section-147-6" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/section/147/6">s. 147(6)</CitationSubRef>
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="ci4ma92i4-00072" id="ci4ma92i4-00074" SectionRef="section-147-7" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/section/147/7">(7)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="ci4ma92i4-00072" id="ci4ma92i4-00075" SectionRef="schedule-3-paragraph-27-3" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/schedule/3/paragraph/27/3" Operative="true">Sch. 3 para. 27(3)</CitationSubRef>
(with
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="ci4ma92i4-00072" id="ci4ma92i4-00076" SectionRef="section-144" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/section/144">s. 144</CitationSubRef>
);
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,
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</Text>
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<Commentary id="key-40d1573500a1b80b69eecc9b9172f599" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
Words in
<CitationSubRef id="ci4ma92i4-00084" SectionRef="section-43-4-a-i" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/section/43/4/a/i">s. 43(4)(a)(i)</CitationSubRef>
substituted (28.2.2022) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30" id="ci4ma92i4-00085" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2021" Number="30" Title="Environment Act 2021">Environment Act 2021 (c. 30)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="ci4ma92i4-00085" id="ci4ma92i4-00086" SectionRef="section-147-6" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/section/147/6">s. 147(6)</CitationSubRef>
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="ci4ma92i4-00085" id="ci4ma92i4-00087" SectionRef="section-147-7" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/section/147/7">(7)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="ci4ma92i4-00085" id="ci4ma92i4-00088" SectionRef="schedule-3-paragraph-27-4-a" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/schedule/3/paragraph/27/4/a" Operative="true">Sch. 3 para. 27(4)(a)</CitationSubRef>
(with
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="ci4ma92i4-00085" id="ci4ma92i4-00089" SectionRef="section-144" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/section/144">s. 144</CitationSubRef>
);
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,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="ci4ma92i4-00090" id="ci4ma92i4-00091" SectionRef="article-2-1-a" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2022/54/article/2/1/a">art. 2(1)(a)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
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<Commentary id="key-4c44e67ee4a8292fea14b2ace22e7624" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
Words in
<CitationSubRef id="ci4ma92i4-00110" SectionRef="section-43-4-d" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/section/43/4/d">s. 43(4)(d)</CitationSubRef>
inserted (28.2.2022) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30" id="ci4ma92i4-00111" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2021" Number="30" Title="Environment Act 2021">Environment Act 2021 (c. 30)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="ci4ma92i4-00111" id="ci4ma92i4-00112" SectionRef="section-147-6" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/section/147/6">s. 147(6)</CitationSubRef>
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="ci4ma92i4-00111" id="ci4ma92i4-00113" SectionRef="section-147-7" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/section/147/7">(7)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="ci4ma92i4-00111" id="ci4ma92i4-00114" SectionRef="schedule-3-paragraph-27-4-c" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/schedule/3/paragraph/27/4/c" Operative="true">Sch. 3 para. 27(4)(c)</CitationSubRef>
(with
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="ci4ma92i4-00111" id="ci4ma92i4-00115" SectionRef="section-144" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/section/144">s. 144</CitationSubRef>
);
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,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="ci4ma92i4-00116" id="ci4ma92i4-00117" SectionRef="article-2-1-a" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2022/54/article/2/1/a">art. 2(1)(a)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
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<Commentary id="key-e45569cc927627cde0ae3af7f3a6126d" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
Words in
<CitationSubRef id="ci4ma92i4-00123" SectionRef="section-43-5" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/section/43/5">s. 43(5)</CitationSubRef>
substituted (28.2.2022) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30" id="ci4ma92i4-00124" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2021" Number="30" Title="Environment Act 2021">Environment Act 2021 (c. 30)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="ci4ma92i4-00124" id="ci4ma92i4-00125" SectionRef="section-147-6" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/section/147/6">s. 147(6)</CitationSubRef>
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="ci4ma92i4-00124" id="ci4ma92i4-00126" SectionRef="section-147-7" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/section/147/7">(7)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="ci4ma92i4-00124" id="ci4ma92i4-00127" SectionRef="schedule-3-paragraph-27-5-a" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/schedule/3/paragraph/27/5/a" Operative="true">Sch. 3 para. 27(5)(a)</CitationSubRef>
(with
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="ci4ma92i4-00124" id="ci4ma92i4-00128" SectionRef="section-144" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/section/144">s. 144</CitationSubRef>
);
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,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="ci4ma92i4-00129" id="ci4ma92i4-00130" SectionRef="article-2-1-a" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2022/54/article/2/1/a">art. 2(1)(a)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="key-1104e511f210dd2c62dc54f97e965f0e" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
Words in
<CitationSubRef id="ci4ma92i4-00136" SectionRef="section-43-5" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/section/43/5">s. 43(5)</CitationSubRef>
inserted (28.2.2022) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30" id="ci4ma92i4-00137" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2021" Number="30" Title="Environment Act 2021">Environment Act 2021 (c. 30)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="ci4ma92i4-00137" id="ci4ma92i4-00138" SectionRef="section-147-6" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/section/147/6">s. 147(6)</CitationSubRef>
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="ci4ma92i4-00137" id="ci4ma92i4-00139" SectionRef="section-147-7" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/section/147/7">(7)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="ci4ma92i4-00137" id="ci4ma92i4-00140" SectionRef="schedule-3-paragraph-27-5-b" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/schedule/3/paragraph/27/5/b" Operative="true">Sch. 3 para. 27(5)(b)</CitationSubRef>
(with
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="ci4ma92i4-00137" id="ci4ma92i4-00141" SectionRef="section-144" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/section/144">s. 144</CitationSubRef>
);
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,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="ci4ma92i4-00142" id="ci4ma92i4-00143" SectionRef="article-2-1-a" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2022/54/article/2/1/a">art. 2(1)(a)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="key-1b291ce44aced91ec35532b2bafea413" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
Words in
<CitationSubRef id="ci4ma92i4-00149" SectionRef="section-43-6" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/section/43/6">s. 43(6)</CitationSubRef>
inserted (28.2.2022) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30" id="ci4ma92i4-00150" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2021" Number="30" Title="Environment Act 2021">Environment Act 2021 (c. 30)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="ci4ma92i4-00150" id="ci4ma92i4-00151" SectionRef="section-147-6" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/section/147/6">s. 147(6)</CitationSubRef>
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="ci4ma92i4-00150" id="ci4ma92i4-00152" SectionRef="section-147-7" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/section/147/7">(7)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="ci4ma92i4-00150" id="ci4ma92i4-00153" SectionRef="schedule-3-paragraph-27-6" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/schedule/3/paragraph/27/6" Operative="true">Sch. 3 para. 27(6)</CitationSubRef>
(with
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="ci4ma92i4-00150" id="ci4ma92i4-00154" SectionRef="section-144" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/section/144">s. 144</CitationSubRef>
);
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,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="ci4ma92i4-00155" id="ci4ma92i4-00156" SectionRef="article-2-1-a" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2022/54/article/2/1/a">art. 2(1)(a)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="key-21b859e3e89bda8209f0e2760696d84b" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
Words in
<CitationSubRef id="ci5toxqi4-00097" SectionRef="section-43-4-b" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/section/43/4/b">s. 43(4)(b)</CitationSubRef>
inserted (28.2.2022) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30" id="ci5toxqi4-00098" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2021" Number="30" Title="Environment Act 2021">Environment Act 2021 (c. 30)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="ci5toxqi4-00098" id="ci5toxqi4-00099" SectionRef="section-147-6" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/section/147/6">s. 147(6)</CitationSubRef>
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="ci5toxqi4-00098" id="ci5toxqi4-00100" SectionRef="section-147-7" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/section/147/7">(7)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="ci5toxqi4-00098" id="ci5toxqi4-00101" SectionRef="schedule-3-paragraph-27-4-b" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/schedule/3/paragraph/27/4/b" Operative="true">Sch. 3 para. 27(4)(b)</CitationSubRef>
(with
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="ci5toxqi4-00098" id="ci5toxqi4-00102" SectionRef="section-144" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2021/30/section/144">s. 144</CitationSubRef>
);
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2022/54" id="ci5toxqi4-00103" Class="NorthernIrelandStatutoryRule" Year="2022" Number="54" Title="The Environment (2021 Act) (Commencement and Saving Provision) Order (Northern Ireland) 2022">S.R. 2022/54</Citation>
,
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