Introduction
1.These Explanatory Notes are for the Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Act 2024 which was passed by Senedd Cymru on 28 November 2023 and received Royal Assent on 14 February 2024. They have been prepared by the Climate Change and Rural Affairs Group of the Welsh Government to assist the reader of the Act. The Explanatory Notes should be read in conjunction with the Act but are not part of it.