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eId="c9a0h7nk6-00032" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asc/2026/4/section/36">S. 36</ref> in force at 27.6.2026, see <ref eId="c9a0h7nk6-00033" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asc/2026/4/section/46/2/f">s. 46(2)(f)</ref></p></note></notes><proprietary xmlns:ukm="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/metadata" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:dct="http://purl.org/dc/terms/" source="#"><dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2026/4/section/36</dc:identifier><dc:title>Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Act 2026</dc:title><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2026-07-16</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2026-06-27</dct:valid><ukm:PrimaryMetadata><ukm:DocumentClassification><ukm:DocumentCategory Value="primary"/><ukm:DocumentMainType Value="WelshParliamentAct"/><ukm:DocumentStatus 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eId="section-36" uk:target="true"><num>36</num><heading>Public authorities’ duties</heading><subsection eId="section-36-1"><num>(1)</num><content><p><mod>After section 6(2) of the Environment Act, insert—<quotedStructure startQuote="“" endQuote="”" uk:context="body" uk:docName="asc" ukl:TargetClass="primary" ukl:TargetSubClass="unknown" ukl:Context="main" ukl:Format="default"><subsection><num>(2A)</num><content><p>In complying with subsection (1), a public authority within subsection (11) that has been designated in regulations under section 6F must take action to contribute to meeting the target in relation to which it has been designated.</p></content></subsection></quotedStructure></mod></p></content></subsection><subsection eId="section-36-2"><num>(2)</num><content><p><mod>In section 6(5)(d) of the Environment Act, at the beginning, insert <quotedText>“where the public authority is one within subsection (11),”</quotedText>.</mod></p></content></subsection><subsection eId="section-36-3"><num>(3)</num><content><p><mod>In section 6(9) of the Environment Act, in the definition of “public authority”, at the end of paragraph (e) insert <quotedText>“, but not the Office of Environmental Governance Wales”</quotedText>.</mod></p></content></subsection><subsection eId="section-36-4"><num>(4)</num><content><p><mod>After section 6(10) of the Environment Act, insert—<quotedStructure startQuote="“" endQuote="”" uk:context="body" uk:docName="asc" ukl:TargetClass="primary" ukl:TargetSubClass="unknown" ukl:Context="main" ukl:Format="default"><subsection><num>(11)</num><intro><p>A public authority is within this subsection if it is—</p></intro><level class="para1"><num>(a)</num><content><p>a devolved Welsh authority within the meaning given by section 157A of the Government of Wales Act <ref eId="c00015" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/32">2006 (c. 32)</ref>, or</p></content></level><level class="para1"><num>(b)</num><content><p>listed in paragraph 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