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The Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Act 2026 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2026

W.S.I. 2026/119 · Made 30 September 2026

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, WALES

Made 30 September 2026

The Welsh Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the power conferred on them by section 46(4) of the Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Act 2026f1.

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Footnotes

f1

2026 asc 4.

Contents

  1. 1Title
  2. 2Provision coming into force on 5 October 2026
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Title

The title of this Order is the Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Act 2026 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2026.

2Provision coming into force on 5 October 2026

Section 9 (independence of the OEGW) of the Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Act 2026 comes into force on 5 October 2026.

Signature

Llyr Gruffydd

Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability, one of the Welsh Ministers

30 September 2026

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order is the first commencement order made by the Welsh Ministers under the Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Act 2026 (“the Act”).

This Order brings section 9 of the Act into force on 5 October 2026. Section 9 requires the Welsh Ministers to have regard to the need to protect the independence of the Office of Environmental Governance Wales (“the OEGW”) when exercising their functions in respect of the OEGW.