PART 1 E+W ENVIRONMENTAL OBJECTIVE AND PRINCIPLES

2 Environmental principles E+W

In this Part, the “environmental principles” are—

(a) the precautionary principle so far as relating to the environment;

(b) the principle that preventative action should be taken to avoid environmental damage;

(c) the principle that environmental damage should as a priority be rectified at source;

(d) the polluter pays principle.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 2 in force at 27.6.2026, see s. 46(2)(a)