Citation and interpretation

1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Environment Act 2021 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2021.

(2) In these Regulations “ the Act ” means the Environment Act 2021.

Provisions coming into force on 17th November 2021

2. 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).