http://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2016/3/section/8AEnvironment (Wales) Act 2016An Act of the National Assembly for Wales to promote sustainable management of natural resources; to provide for targets for reducing emissions of greenhouse gases; to reform the law on charges for carrier bags; to provide for the separate collection of waste, prohibit disposal of food waste to sewers and provide for prohibiting or regulating disposal of waste by incineration; to make provision about several and regulated fisheries for shellfish; to make provision about fees for marine licences; to establish the Flood and Coastal Erosion Committee; and to make minor changes to the law about land drainage and byelaws made by the Natural Resources Body for Wales.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-07-31Expert Participation2026-06-27 PART 18AThe Welsh Ministers must take steps to promote awareness in Wales of the importance of biodiversity and of the threats to biodiversity.S. 9 cross-heading substituted (27.6.2026) by Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Act 2026 (asc 4), ss. 40(1), 46(2)(f)S. 8A inserted (27.6.2026) by Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Act 2026 (asc 4), ss. 40(2), 46(2)(f)