# Environment Act 2021, Section 45: Meaning of “environmental protection”

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

In this Part “environmental protection” means—
(a) protection of the natural environment from the effects of human activity;
(b) protection of people from the effects of human activity on the natural environment;
(c) maintenance, restoration or enhancement of the natural environment;
(d) monitoring, assessing, considering, advising or reporting on anything in paragraphs (a) to (c).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2021/30/section/45 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environment-act-2021/section-45
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