# The Environment Act 2021 (Commencement No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2025 W.S.I. 2025/175 · made 16 February 2025 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. Made under: Environment Act 2021 (Section 147) PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/environment-act-2021-commencement-no-2-wales-regulations-2025/pdf/wsi_20250175_mi.pdf ## Introductory text 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 2021. ## 1 Title and interpretation The title of these Regulations is the Environment Act 2021 (Commencement No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2025. ## 2 Title and interpretation In these Regulations, “the Act” means the Environment Act 2021. ## 3 Provision 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. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2025/175 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environment-act-2021-commencement-no-2-wales-regulations-2025 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.