PART 1General

Citation, commencement, extent and application1

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 and come into force 21 days after the day on which these Regulations are made.

2

These Regulations extend to England and Wales only.

3

They apply in relation to—

a

England and the sea adjacent to England out as far as the seaward boundary of the territorial sea, and

b

Wales, within the meaning given by section 158 of the Government of Wales Act 2006 M1.

4

In paragraph (3)(a), the sea adjacent to England is so much of the sea adjacent to Great Britain as—

a

is not the sea adjacent to Scotland, and

b

does not form part of Wales.

5

In paragraph (4)(a), the sea adjacent to Scotland has the same meaning as the internal waters and territorial sea of the United Kingdom adjacent to Scotland has by virtue of section 126(2) of the Scotland Act 1998 M2.