PART 1

Environmental governance
CHAPTER 1

Improving the natural environment

Environmental monitoring

Environmental monitoring
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1
The Secretary of State must make arrangements for obtaining such data about the natural environment as the Secretary of State considers appropriate for the purpose of monitoring—
a
whether the natural environment is, or particular aspects of it are, improving in accordance with the current environmental improvement plan,
b
the progress being made towards meeting any targets set under sections 1 to 3, and
c
the progress being made towards meeting any interim targets set under sections 11 and 14.
2
The Secretary of State must lay before Parliament, and publish, a statement setting out the kinds of data to be obtained under subsection (1).
3
The first statement must be laid before the end of the 4 month period beginning with the day on which this section comes into force.
4
The Secretary of State may revise the statement at any time (and subsection (2) applies to any revised statement).
5
The Secretary of State must publish any data obtained under subsection (1).