The Environment Act 2021 (Commencement No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2025
W.S.I. 2025/175 · Made 16 February 2025
Environmental Protection, Wales
Made 16 February 2025
The Welsh Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by section 147(4)(g) of the Environment Act 2021f1.
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- f1
Contents
- 1Title and interpretation
- 2Title and interpretation
- 3Provision coming into force on 1 March 2025
- Signature
- Explanatory note
1Title and interpretation
The title of these Regulations is the Environment Act 2021 (Commencement No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2025.
2Title and interpretation
In these Regulations, “the Act” means the Environment Act 2021.
3Provision coming into force on 1 March 2025
Section 79 (drainage and sewerage management plans) of the Act comes into force on 1 March 2025, so far as relating to undertakers whose areas are wholly or mainly in Wales.
Signature
Huw Irranca-Davies
Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, one of the Welsh Ministers
16 February 2025
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations bring into force section 79 of the Environment Act 2021 (c. 30) (“the Act”). These are the second commencement regulations made by the Welsh Ministers under the Act.
Regulation 2 brings into force section 79 of the Act on 1 March 2025 so far as relating to undertakers whose areas are wholly or mainly in Wales. Section 79 inserts new sections 94A to 94E into the Water Industry Act 1991, to introduce new requirements on sewerage undertakers to prepare, publish and maintain drainage and sewerage management plans.