Environment Act 1995

122 Directions. E+W+S

(1) Any direction given under this Act shall be in writing.

(2) Any power conferred by this Act to give a direction shall include power to vary or revoke the direction.

[F1 (3) Subsections (4) and (5) apply to any direction which is—

(a) given to—

(i) the Agency or SEPA under any provision of this Act or any other enactment, or

(ii) any other body or person under any provision of this Act, and

(b) to any extent given—

(i) before IP completion day, for the implementation of any obligation of the United Kingdom under the EU Treaties, or

(ii) for securing that any [F2 assimilated] obligation is met.]

(4) A direction to which this subsection applies shall not be varied or revoked unless, notwithstanding the variation or revocation, [F3 any relevant [F4 assimilated] obligation continues to be met], whether by directions or any other instrument or by any enactment.

(5) Any variation or revocation of a direction to which this subsection applies shall be published in such manner as the Minister giving it considers appropriate for the purpose of bringing the matters to which it relates to the attention of persons likely to be affected by them; and—

(a) copies of the variation or revocation shall be made available to the public; and

(b) notice of the variation or revocation, and of where a copy of the variation or revocation may be obtained, shall be given—

(i) if the direction has effect in England and Wales, in the London Gazette;

(ii) if the direction has effect in Scotland, in the Edinburgh Gazette.

[F5 (6) In this section, “enactment” includes an enactment comprised in, or in an instrument made under, an Act of the Scottish Parliament.]

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 122(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Environment (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/458), regs. 1(1), 3(14)(a) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1540, regs. 1(3), 12(2)(b)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F2 Word in s. 122(3)(b)(ii) substituted (1.1.2024) by The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1424), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 36(2)(g)

F3 Words in s. 122(4) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Environment (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/458), regs. 1(1), 3(14)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F4 Word in s. 122(4) substituted (1.1.2024) by The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1424), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 36(2)(g)

F5 S. 122(6) inserted (S.) (30.6.2014) by Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 3), s. 61(2), sch. 3 para. 43(12); S.S.I. 2014/160, art. 2(1)(2)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 122 applied (E.W.) (2.1.2004) by The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England and Wales) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/3242), regs. 1(a), 20(2) (with reg. 1(c))

C2 S. 122 applied (E.W.) (10.4.2017) by The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England and Wales) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/407), regs. 1(a), 36(2) (with reg. 1(c))