Environment Act 2021
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The Environment Act 2021 is a UK law that establishes a post-Brexit framework for environmental governance, setting legally binding targets and creating new oversight bodies to protect and enhance the natural environment.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Environment Act 2021 canonical | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
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United Kingdom environmental law ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
improve air quality
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promote resource efficiency and waste reduction ⓘ protect and enhance the natural environment ⓘ restore and enhance biodiversity ⓘ strengthen environmental oversight and enforcement after Brexit ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createsBody |
OEP (Office for Environmental Protection)
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Office for Environmental Protection ⓘ |
| establishes |
a framework for environmental principles in policymaking
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a system of conservation covenants in England ⓘ environmental improvement plans ⓘ legally binding long-term environmental targets framework ⓘ |
| grantsPowersTo | Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
England
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Northern Ireland ⓘ Scotland ⓘ
surface form:
Scotland (in certain reserved and cross-border matters)
Wales ⓘ |
| legislature |
British Parliament
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surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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| longTitle | An Act to make provision about targets, plans and policies for improving the natural environment; for statements and reports about environmental protection; for the Office for Environmental Protection; about waste and resource efficiency; about air quality; for the recall of products that fail to meet environmental standards; about water; about nature and biodiversity; for conservation covenants; about regulation of chemicals; and for connected purposes. ⓘ |
| part |
Part 1: Environmental Governance and Environmental Principles
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Part 2: Environmental Governance: Office for Environmental Protection ⓘ Part 3: Waste and Resource Efficiency ⓘ Part 4: Air Quality and Environmental Recall ⓘ Part 5: Water ⓘ Part 6: Nature and Biodiversity ⓘ Part 7: Conservation Covenants ⓘ Part 8: Chemicals Regulation ⓘ |
| policyArea |
air quality
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chemicals regulation ⓘ conservation covenants ⓘ environmental governance ⓘ environmental protection ⓘ nature and biodiversity ⓘ waste and resource efficiency ⓘ water quality ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
to create new environmental oversight and enforcement bodies
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to establish a post-Brexit framework for environmental governance in the United Kingdom ⓘ to set legally binding environmental targets ⓘ |
| replacesEUFramework | European Union environmental governance mechanisms applicable to the UK before Brexit ⓘ |
| requires |
a policy statement on environmental principles
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the UK government to set a target for fine particulate matter (PM2.5) air pollution ⓘ the UK government to set at least one long-term target in air quality ⓘ the UK government to set at least one long-term target in biodiversity ⓘ the UK government to set at least one long-term target in resource efficiency and waste reduction ⓘ the UK government to set at least one long-term target in water ⓘ the government to prepare and maintain environmental improvement plans ⓘ the government to report on progress against environmental improvement plans ⓘ |
| royalAssentDate | 2021-11-09 ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 2021 ⓘ |
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