PART 8

Miscellaneous and general provisions

General provisions

Extent
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1
In Part 1 of this Act (environmental governance)—
a
the following provisions extend to England and Wales—
i
Chapter 1 (improving the natural environment), except for sections 17 to 20;
ii
section 28 (monitoring and reporting on environmental improvement plans and targets);
b
sections 17 to 19 (policy statement on environmental principles) extend to England and Wales and Scotland;
c
the remaining provisions extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
2
Part 2 of this Act (environmental governance: Northern Ireland) extends to Northern Ireland, except that—
a
in Part 1 of Schedule 3, paragraphs 16 and 17(7) extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland;
b
an amendment or repeal made by Part 2 of Schedule 3 has the same extent as the provision amended or repealed.
3
In Part 3 of this Act (waste and resource efficiency)—
a
the following provisions extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland—
i
section 50 and Schedule 4 (producer responsibility obligations);
ii
section 51 and Schedule 5 (producer responsibility for disposal costs);
iii
section 52 and Schedule 6 (resource efficiency information);
iv
section 53 and Schedule 7 (resource efficiency requirements);
v
section 63 (procedure for regulations under the Environmental Protection Act 1990);
b
the following provisions extend to England and Wales and Northern Ireland—
i
section 54 and Schedule 8 (deposit schemes);
ii
sections 55 and Schedule 9 (charges for single use items);
c
the following provisions extend to England and Wales—
i
section 60 (hazardous waste);
ii
section 66 and Schedule 10 (enforcement powers);
iii
section 68 (littering enforcement);
d
section 71 (waste regulation: amendment of Northern Ireland Order) extends to Northern Ireland;
e
an amendment or repeal has the same extent as the provision amended or repealed, except where contained in a provision for which a different extent is provided by this subsection.
4
In Part 4 of this Act (air quality and environmental recall)—
a
section 73 and Schedule 12 (smoke control areas) extend to England and Wales;
b
sections 74 to 77 (recall of motor vehicles) extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland;
c
an amendment or repeal has the same extent as the provision amended or repealed, except where contained in a provision for which a different extent is provided by this subsection.
5
In Part 5 of this Act (water)—
a
section 84 (report on elimination of discharges from storm overflows) extends to England and Wales;
b
sections 89 and 93 (water quality) extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland;
c
section 90 (water quality - powers of Welsh Ministers) extends to England and Wales;
d
section 91 (water quality - powers of Northern Ireland Department) extends to Northern Ireland;
e
section 92 (Solway Tweed river basin district) extends to England and Wales and Scotland;
f
an amendment or repeal has the same extent as the provision amended or repealed.
6
Part 6 of this Act (nature and biodiversity) extends to England and Wales, except that—
a
the amendments made by Schedule 15 (biodiversity gain in nationally significant infrastructure projects) have the same extent as the provisions amended, and
b
section 116 and Schedule 17 (use of forest risk commodities in commercial activity) extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
7
Part 7 of this Act (conservation covenants) extends to England and Wales.
8
This Part (miscellaneous and general provisions) extends to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.