Citation and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Environment Act 2021 (Commencement No. 10) Regulations 2025.

(2) In these Regulations—

“the Act” means the Environment Act 2021;

“the 1990 Act” means the Town and Country Planning Act 1990(2).

Provisions coming into force on 1st May 2025

2.—(1) The following provisions of the Act come into force on 1st May 2025—

(a)section 98 (biodiversity gain as condition of planning permission) in so far as it relates to the provisions commenced by sub-paragraph (b) of this paragraph;

(b)paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 14 (biodiversity gain as condition of planning permission) in so far as they insert the following provisions of Schedule 7A to the 1990 Act(3), for the purposes mentioned in paragraph (2) of this regulation—

(i)paragraphs 1 and 2;

(ii )paragraphs 5 to 11;

(iii)paragraph 12(1), except paragraph (a) in the definition of “planning authority”;

(iv)paragraph 12(3);

(v)paragraphs 13 to 21.

(2) The purposes referred to in paragraph (1)(b) of this regulation relate to planning permission granted on an application made under Part 13 of the 1990 Act.