Section 4 Natural Resources Wales’ duties when making policyI1

The Natural Resources Body for Wales (Establishment) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1903 (W. 230)) is amended as follows.

After article 4 insert—

“4A Policy making: environmental principles and integrating environmental protection

(1)

The Body must—

(a)

have special regard to the environmental principles when making policy in relation to Wales, and

(b)

integrate environmental protection into the making of such policy.

(2)

In complying with the duty in paragraph (1), the Body must have regard to guidance included in the environmental principles and integrating environmental protection statement or revised statement published under section‍ 7 of the Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Act 2026.

(3)

In this article—

(a)

“environmental principles” has the meaning given by section 2 of the Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Act 2026,

(b)

“environmental protection” has the meaning given by section 44 of that Act,

(c)

“policy” includes proposals for legislation, but does not include an administrative decision in relation to a particular person or case,

(d)

“making policy” includes developing, adopting or revising policies, and

(e)

“Wales includes, so far as policy relates to fishing, fisheries or fish health, the area of the Welsh zone beyond the seaward limit of the territorial sea.”