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PART 3 Waste and resource efficiency
PART 4 Air quality and environmental recall
PART 6 Nature and biodiversity
PART 8 Miscellaneous and general provisions
SCHEDULES
The Office for Environmental Protection
Improving the natural environment: Northern Ireland
The Office for Environmental Protection: Northern Ireland
PART 1 The OEP’s Northern Ireland functions
1.Monitoring and reporting on the Department’s environmental improvement plans
3.Advising on changes to Northern Ireland environmental law etc
4.Failure of relevant public authorities to comply with environmental law
5.Meaning of relevant environmental law, relevant public authority etc
13.Judicial review: powers to apply to prevent serious damage and to intervene
18.Meaning of UK environmental law and Northern Ireland environmental law
19.Interpretation of Part 1 of this Schedule: general
PART 2 Amendments of the OEP’s general functions
20.This Act is amended in accordance with paragraphs 21 to...
21.(1) Section 23 (principal objective of the OEP and exercise...
22.In section 24 (the OEP’s strategy: process), in subsection (1)(a)...
23.(1) Section 25 (guidance on the OEP’s enforcement policy and...
24.After section 25 (guidance on the OEP’s enforcement policy and...
25.(1) Section 27 (co-operation duties of public authorities and the...
26.In section 37 (linked notices), after subsection (6) insert—
27.(1) Section 43 (confidentiality of proceedings) is amended as follows....
30.(1) Schedule 2 (improving the natural environment: Northern Ireland) is...
Producer responsibility for disposal costs
Resource efficiency information
Resource efficiency requirements
Local air quality management framework
2.(1) Section 80 (national air quality strategy) is amended as...
3.After that section insert— Duty to report on air quality...
4.After section 81 insert— Functions of relevant public authorities etc...
5.(1) Section 82 (local authority reviews) is amended as follows....
6.After section 83 insert— Duties of English local authorities in...
7.(1) Section 84 (duties of local authorities in relation to...
8.After section 85 insert— Duty of air quality partners to...
9.(1) Section 86 (functions of county councils for areas for...
10.For section 86A substitute— Role of the Mayor of London...
12.In section 88, in subsection (3), after “district councils” insert...
14.In Schedule 11 (air quality: supplemental provisions), in paragraph 1(2),...
Smoke control in England and Wales
PART 1 Principal amendments to the Clean Air Act 1993: England
2.After section 19 insert— Regulation of smoke and fuel in...
3.After Schedule 1 insert— SCHEDULE 1A Penalty for emission of...
4.After section 19A (as inserted by paragraph 2 above)— Acquisition...
5.After section 26 insert— Duty of local authority to reimburse...
6.After section 28 insert— Guidance for local authorities in England...
8.In section 56 (rights of entry and inspection etc), for...
PART 2 Principal amendments to the Clean Air Act 1993: Wales
PART 3 Minor and consequential amendments
12.Minor and consequential amendments to the Clean Air Act 1993
13.(1) Section 18 (declaration of smoke control area by local...
14.(1) Section 20 (prohibition on emission of smoke in smoke...
15.(1) Section 21 (power to exempt certain fireplaces) is amended...
16.(1) Section 22 (exemptions relating to particular areas) is amended...
17.(1) Section 23 (acquisition and sale of unauthorised fuel in...
18.In section 24 (power to require adaptations of fireplaces), in...
20.In section 27 (references to adaptations)— (a) in the heading,...
21.In section 28 (expenditure on execution of works), in subsection...
22.In section 29 (interpretation)— (a) in the definition of “old...
23.In section 63 (orders and regulations)— (a) in subsection (2),...
24.(1) Schedule 1 (coming into operation of smoke control orders)...
PART 4 Smoke control areas in England: transitional provision
Modifying water and sewerage undertakers’ appointments: procedure for appeals
Biodiversity gain in nationally significant infrastructure projects
Use of forest risk commodities in commercial activity
Discharge or modification of obligations under conservation covenants
Application of Part 7 to Crown land
7.Modification of Part 7 in relation to obligations under certain Crown conservation covenants
9.(1) Section 122 has effect with the following modifications in...
10.(1) Section 123 has effect with the following modifications in...
11.In section 129(4)(b) and (5) the references to a successor...
12.In Schedule 18— (a) the references in paragraphs 1(1) and...
PART 3 Other modifications of Part 7
13.Cases where estate in land to which conservation covenant relates has been acquired by the Crown and is held by person other than the appropriate authority
14.In section 122— (a) subsections (2)(b), (3) and (4) have...
15.In section 123— (a) subsections (1)(b), (2) and (4) have...
16.(1) In section 129(4)(b) and (5) references to a successor...
17.In Schedule 18— (a) the reference in paragraph 6(1) to...
Consequential amendments relating to Part 7
2.(1) Section 12 (notice of compulsory purchase by local and...
3.(1) Paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 (notice of compulsory purchase...
5.(1) Section 203 (power to override easements and other rights)...
6.(1) Section 204 (compensation for overridden easements etc) is amended...
7.In section 205(1) (interpretation), at the appropriate place insert— “obligation...
9.In section 20 (notice requirements relating to taking temporary possession),...
10.In section 23 (compensation), after subsection (5) insert—
11.(1) Section 27 (powers of acquiring authority in temporary possession...
12.In section 30 (interpretation), at the appropriate place, insert— “obligation...
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