16General purpose: protecting and improving the environment
(1)The purpose of this Chapter is to enable provision to be made for or in connection with protecting and improving the environment, including (without prejudice to that generality)—
(a)regulating environmental activities,
(b)implementing EU obligations, and international obligations, relating to protecting and improving the environment.
(2)In subsection (1), “international obligations” means any international obligations of the United Kingdom other than obligations to observe and implement EU obligations.