NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT REGULATIONS

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

The following provisions of the Environment Act 2021 (c. 30) have been brought into force by commencement regulations and orders made before the date of these Regulations:

Provision

Date of Commencement

S.I. No.

Sections 1 to 7

24th January 2022

S.I. 2022/48 (C. 2)

Sections 8 to 15

24th January 2022

S.I. 2022/48 (C. 2)

Section 16

24th January 2022

S.I. 2022/48 (C. 2)

Sections 17 and 18

10th May 2022

S.I. 2022/518 (C. 21)

Section 19

10th May 2022 (partially)

S.I. 2022/518 (C. 21)

1st November 2023 (for all remaining purposes)

S.I. 2023/381 (C. 18)

Section 20

10th May 2022

S.I. 2022/518 (C. 21)

Section 21

1st April 2022

S.I. 2022/48 (C. 2)

Sections 22 to 24

17th November 2021

S.I. 2021/1274 (C. 72)

Section 25

24th January 2022

S.I. 2022/48 (C. 2)

Section 26

17th November 2021

S.I. 2021/1274 (C. 72)

Section 27

24th January 2022

S.I. 2022/48 (C. 2)

Sections 28 to 30

24th January 2022

S.I. 2022/48 (C. 2)

Sections 31 to 41

24th January 2022

S.I. 2022/48 (C. 2)

Sections 42 and 43

24th January 2022

S.I. 2022/48 (C. 2)

Sections 44 to 47

17th November 2021

S.I. 2021/1274 (C. 72)

Section 48

25th July 2022

S.R. 2022 No.54 (C. 5)

Section 49

28th February 2022

S.R. 2022 No.54 (C. 5)

Section 50

24th January 2022 (partially)

S.I. 2022/48 (C. 2)

28th February 2022 (partially)

S.R. 2022 No.54 (C. 5)

7th March 2022 (partially)

S.I. 2022 No. 223 (W. 71) (C. 10)

9th November 2022 (for all remaining purposes)

S.S.I. 2022/305 (C. 18)

Section 51

28th February 2022 (for all remaining purposes)

S.R. 2022 No.54 (C. 5)

Section 52

28th February 2022 (for all remaining purposes)

S.R. 2022 No.54 (C. 5)

Section 53

28th February 2022 (for all remaining purposes)

S.R. 2022 No.54 (C. 5)

Section 54

28th February 2022 (for all remaining purposes)

S.R. 2022 No.54 (C. 5)

Section 55

28th February 2022 (for all remaining purposes)

S.R. 2022 No.54 (C. 5)

Section 56

28th February 2022 (for all remaining purposes)

S.R. 2022 No.54 (C. 5)

Section 59

28th February 2022

S.R. 2022 No.54 (C. 5)

Section 60

24th January 2022 (partially)

S.I. 2022/48 (C. 2)

7th March 2022 (for all remaining purposes)

S.I. 2022 No. 223 (W. 71) (C. 10)

Section 61

28th February 2022

S.R. 2022 No.54 (C. 5)

Section 62

24th January 2022

S.I. 2022/48 (C. 2)

Section 64

24th January 2022 (partially)

S.I. 2022/48 (C. 2)

7th March 2022 (partially)

S.I. 2022 No. 223 (W. 71) (C. 10)

9th November 2022 (partially)

S.S.I. 2022/305 (C. 18)

Section 65

28th February 2022

S.R. 2022 No.54 (C. 5)

Section 67

28th February 2022

S.R. 2022 No.54 (C. 5)

Section 68

1st April 2023 (partially)

S.I. 2023/381 (C. 18)

Section 69

1st April 2023 (partially)

S.I. 2023/381 (C. 18)

Section 71

28th February 2022

S.R. 2022 No.54 (C. 5)

Section 72

1st May 2022

S.I. 2022/48 (C. 2)

Section 73

1st May 2022 (partially)

S.I. 2022/48 (C. 2)

Section 82

3rd November 2023 (partially)

S.I. 2023/1170 (C. 77)

Section 85

10th May 2022 (partially)

S.I. 2022/518 (C. 21)

Section 86

24th January 2022

S.I. 2022/48 (C. 2)

Section 87

10th May 2022 (partially)

S.I. 2022/518 (C. 21)

Section 89

28th February 2022 (for all remaining purposes)

S.R. 2022 No.54 (C. 5)

Section 91

28th February 2022

S.R. 2022 No.54 (C. 5)

Section 94

29th September 2022

S.I. 2022/988 (C. 75)

Section 96

29th September 2022 (partially)

S.I. 2022/988 (C. 75)

Section 98

3rd November 2023 (partially)

S.I. 2023/1170 (C. 77)

12th February 2024 (partially)

S.I. 2024/44 (C. 4)

Section 100

3rd November 2023 (partially)

S.I. 2023/1170 (C. 77)

12th February 2024 (for all remaining purposes)

S.I. 2024/44 (C. 4)

Section 101

12th February 2024

S.I. 2024/44 (C. 4)

Sections 102 and 103

1st January 2023

S.I. 2022/1266 (C. 100)

Sections 104 to 108

24th January 2022

S.I. 2022/48 (C. 2)

Section 109

30th September 2022

S.I. 2022/518 (C. 21)

Section 110

24th January 2022

S.I. 2022/48 (C. 2)

Section 111

30th September 2022

S.I. 2022/518 (C. 21)

Sections 112 and 113

24th January 2022

S.I. 2022/48 (C. 2)

Section 114

1st January 2023

S.I. 2022/1266 (C. 100)

Section 115

30th November 2023

S.I. 2023/1170 (C. 77)

Section 116

30th September 2022 (partially)

S.I. 2022/518 (C. 21)

Part 7

30th September 2022

S.I. 2022/48 (C. 2)

Section 140

28th February 2022 (for all remaining purposes)

S.R. 2022 No.54 (C. 5)

Schedule 1

17th November 2021

S.I. 2021/1274 (C. 72)

Schedule 2

25th July 2022 (partially)

S.R. 2022 No.54 (C. 5)

Schedule 3

28th February 2022

S.R. 2022 No.54 (C. 5)

Schedule 4

24th January 2022 (partially)

S.I. 2022/48 (C. 2)

28th February 2022 (partially)

S.R. 2022 No.54 (C. 5)

7th March 2022 (partially)

S.I. 2022 No. 223 (W. 71) (C. 10)

9th November 2022 (for all remaining purposes)

S.S.I. 2022/305 (C. 18)

Schedule 5

28th February 2022 (for all remaining purposes)

S.R. 2022 No.54 (C. 5)

Schedule 6

28th February 2022 (for all remaining purposes)

S.R. 2022 No.54 (C. 5)

Schedule 7

28th February 2022 (for all remaining purposes)

S.R. 2022 No.54 (C. 5)

Schedule 8

28th February 2022 (for all remaining purposes)

S.R. 2022 No.54 (C. 5)

Schedule 9

28th February 2022 (for all remaining purposes)

S.R. 2022 No.54 (C. 5)

Schedule 11

1st May 2022

S.I. 2022/48 (C. 2)

Schedule 12, Part 1

1st May 2022

S.I. 2022/48 (C. 2)

Schedule 12, Part 3

1st May 2022

S.I. 2022/48 (C. 2)

Schedule 13

24th January 2022

S.I. 2022/48 (C. 2)

Schedule 14

3rd November 2023 (partially)

S.I. 2023/1170 (C. 77)

12th February 2024 (partially)

S.I. 2024/44 (C. 4)

Schedule 16

1st January 2023

S.I. 2022/1266 (C. 100)

Schedule 17

30th September 2022 (partially)

S.I. 2022/518 (C. 21)

Schedule 18

30th September 2022

S.I. 2022/48 (C. 2)

Schedule 19

30th September 2022

S.I. 2022/48 (C. 2)

Schedule 20

30th September 2022

S.I. 2022/48 (C. 2)

Schedule 21

28th February 2022 (for all remaining purposes)

S.R. 2022 No.54 (C. 5)