(1)If the Welsh Ministers consider it necessary or appropriate for the purposes of, in consequence of, or for giving full effect to any provision of this Act, they may by regulations make—
(a)supplementary, incidental or consequential provision;
(b)transitional or saving provision.
(2)Regulations under subsection (1) may modify any enactment (whenever enacted or made, and including this Act).
(1)A power to make regulations under this Act is exercisable by statutory instrument.
(2)A power to make regulations under this Act includes—
(a)power to make different provision for different purposes;
(b)power to make—
(i)supplementary, incidental or consequential provision;
(ii)transitional or saving provision.
(3)A statutory instrument to which this subsection applies may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, Senedd Cymru.
(4)Subsection (3) applies to a statutory instrument containing regulations under any of the following provisions—
(a)section 1;
(b)section 2;
(c)section 25(7);
(d)section 26(3).
(5)Subsection (3) also applies to a statutory instrument containing regulations under section 28 that modify any provision of primary legislation.
(6)Any other statutory instrument containing regulations under this Act is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of Senedd Cymru.
(7)In this section, “primary legislation” means any of the following—
(a)an Act of Senedd Cymru;
(b)an Assembly Measure;
(c)an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
(1)This Part comes into force on the day after the day on which this Act receives Royal Assent.
(2)The following provisions come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act receives Royal Assent—
(a)sections 1 to 6;
(b)section 8;
(c)section 9;
(d)sections 10, 12, 13 and 14;
(e)section 15;
(f)sections 22 and 23 and Schedule 2;
(g)section 24;
(h)sections 25 and 26;
(i)section 27.
(3)The other provisions of this Act come into force on a day appointed by the Welsh Ministers in an order made by statutory instrument.
(4)An order under subsection (3)—
(a)may make transitional or saving provision;
(b)may appoint different days for different purposes.
The short title of this Act is the Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Act 2024.