Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Act 2024

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 AIR QUALITY

   1. CHAPTER 1 NATIONAL TARGETS

      1. 1. Air quality targets: general

      2. 2. Air quality targets: particulate matter

      3. 3. Target-setting process

      4. 4. Effect of targets

      5. 5. Reporting on targets

      6. 6. Review of targets

      7. 7. Monitoring progress towards meeting targets

      8. 8. Maintaining air quality standards

      9. 9. Reporting in relation to section 1

   2. CHAPTER 2 OTHER PROVISION

      1. Promoting awareness

         1. 10. Promoting awareness about air pollution

      2. Promoting active travel

         1. 11. Promoting active travel as a way of reducing or limiting air pollution

      3. National air quality strategy

         1. 12. Power to change review period for strategy

         2. 13. Consultation on review of strategy

         3. 14. Duty to have regard to strategy

      4. Air quality regulations

         1. 15. Consultation on air quality regulations

      5. Local air quality management

         1. 16. Local authority air quality reviews

         2. 17. Action plans in relation to air quality management areas

         3. 18. Welsh Ministers’ powers of direction

      6. Smoke control

         1. 19. Regulation of smoke and fuel in smoke control areas

         2. 20. Guidance for local authorities in relation to smoke control areas

         3. 21. Further provision relating to smoke control

      7. Vehicle emissions

         1. 22. Trunk road charging schemes

         2. 23. Further provision relating to trunk road charging schemes

         3. 24. Stationary idling offence: fixed penalty

3. PART 2 SOUNDSCAPES

   1. National soundscapes strategy

      1. 25. National strategy on soundscapes

      2. 26. Duty to have regard to national strategy on soundscapes

   2. Strategic noise maps and noise action plans

      1. 27. Power to change cycles for making strategic noise maps and reviewing noise action plans

4. PART 3 GENERAL

   1. 28. Power to make consequential, transitional etc. provision

   2. 29. Regulations

   3. 30. Coming into force

   4. 31. Short title

5. 1. SCHEDULE 1

      SMOKE CONTROL

      1. PART 1 FURTHER PROVISION IN RELATION TO FINANCIAL PENALTIES

         1. 1. The Clean Air Act 1993 (c. 11) is amended as...

         2. 2. In the heading of Schedule 1A, after “IN ENGLAND” insert...

         3. 3. In paragraph 1 of Schedule 1A (key definitions)—

         4. 4. In paragraph 3 of Schedule 1A (amount of penalty)—

         5. 5. In paragraph 4 of Schedule 1A (right to object to...

         6. 6. In paragraph 5 of Schedule 1A (decision regarding a final...

         7. 7. In paragraph 6 of Schedule 1A (final notice), in sub-paragraph...

      2. PART 2 EXPENDITURE ON OLD PRIVATE DWELLINGS

         1. 8. The Clean Air Act 1993 (c. 11) is amended as...

         2. 9. In Schedule 2 (smoke control orders: expenditure on old private...

      3. PART 3 MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS AND REPEALS

         1. 10. Clean Air Act 1993 (c. 11)

         2. 11. In section 18 (declaration of smoke control area by local...

         3. 12. Sections 20 to 23 (including the italic headings above sections...

         4. 13. In section 24 (power of local authority to require adaptation...

         5. 14. In section 26 (power of local authority to make grants...

         6. 15. In section 27 (references to adaptations for avoiding contraventions of...

         7. 16. In section 29 (interpretation of Part 3)—‍

         8. 17. In section 45 (exemption for purposes of investigations and research)—...

         9. 18. In section 51 (duty to notify occupiers of offences)—

         10. 19. In section 61 (joint exercise of local authority functions), in...

         11. 20. In section 63 (regulations and orders)— (a) in subsection (2),...

         12. 21. In Schedule 1 (coming into operation of smoke control orders)—...

         13. 22. In Schedule 5 (transitional provisions)— (a) after paragraph 12 insert—...

         14. 23. Environment Act 2021 (c. 30)

   2. SCHEDULE 2

      TRUNK ROAD CHARGING SCHEMES: APPLICATION OF PROCEEDS

      1. 1. The Transport Act 2000 (c. 38) is amended as follows....

      2. 2. In paragraph 2(4) of Schedule 12 (financial provision about road...

      3. 3. In paragraph 3(2) of that Schedule, in the opening words,...

      4. 4. In the cross-heading before paragraph 13 of that Schedule, omit...

      5. 5. In paragraph 13 of that Schedule— (a) in sub-paragraph (1),...

      6. 6. After paragraph 13 of that Schedule insert— Application of proceeds...

      7. 7. In section 197 (Part 3: regulations and orders)—