PART 1

Environmental governance
CHAPTER 1

Improving the natural environment

Environmental improvement plans

Reviewing and revising environmental improvement plans
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1
The Secretary of State must—
a
review the current environmental improvement plan in accordance with this section, section 11 and section 12, and
b
if the Secretary of State of State is required to revise the plan under section 11, or considers it appropriate to revise the plan as a result of the review, revise the plan.
2
The period to which a revised plan relates must end at the same time as the period to which the current plan relates.
3
The first review of the first environmental improvement plan must be completed by 31 January 2023.
4
The first review of a subsequent environmental improvement plan must be completed before the end of the 5 year period beginning with the day on which it replaces the previous plan (see section 13(4)).
5
Subsequent reviews of an environmental improvement plan must be completed before the end of the 5 year period beginning with the day on which the previous review was completed.
6
If as a result of a review the Secretary of State revises the environmental improvement plan, the Secretary of State must lay before Parliament—
a
the revised environmental improvement plan, and
b
a statement explaining the revisions and the reasons for them.
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If as a result of a review the Secretary of State does not revise the environmental improvement plan, the Secretary of State must lay before Parliament a statement explaining that and the reasons for it.
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The Secretary of State must publish the documents laid under subsection (6) or (7).
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A review is completed when the Secretary of State has laid and published the documents mentioned in subsection (6) or (7).
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References in this Act to an environmental improvement plan include a revised environmental improvement plan.