# Environment Act 2021, Paragraph 5: Consultation

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) Before making regulations under this Schedule the Secretary of State must consult—
(a) the Agency,
(b) any person nominated by a relevant devolved authority as a consultee for the consultation in question, and
(c) such other persons the Secretary of State considers appropriate.
(2) The nomination of a person as a consultee by a relevant devolved authority is to be made by that authority to the Secretary of State.
(3) Before making regulations under paragraph 2 a relevant devolved authority must consult—
(a) the Agency, and
(b) such other persons that authority considers appropriate.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2021/30/schedule/21/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environment-act-2021/schedule-21/paragraph-5
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