Provisions coming into force on 17th November 20212

The following provisions of the Act come into force on 17th November 2021—

a

section 22 (The Office for Environmental Protection);

b

section 23 (Principal objective of the OEP and exercise of its functions);

c

section 24 (The OEP’s strategy: process);

d

section 26 (Memorandum of understanding);

e

section 44 (Meaning of “natural environment”);

f

section 45 (Meaning of “environmental protection”);

g

section 46 (Meaning of “environmental law”);

h

section 47 (Interpretation of Part 1: general);

i

Schedule 1 (The Office for Environmental Protection).