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Environment (Wales) Act 2016

Introduction

1.These Explanatory Notes are for the Environment (Wales) Act 2016 which were passed by the National Assembly for Wales on 2 February .2016 and received Royal Assent on 21 March 2016. They have been prepared by the Department for Natural Resources of the Welsh Government to assist the reader.

2.The Explanatory Notes should be read in conjunction with the Act. They are not meant to be a comprehensive description of the Act. Where an individual section of the Act does not require any explanation or comment, none is given.

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Text created by the Welsh Government department responsible for the subject matter of the Act to explain what the Act sets out to achieve and to make the Act accessible to readers who are not legally qualified. Explanatory Notes accompany all Acts of the Welsh Parliament.

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