The Environment Act 2021 (Commencement No. 4) Regulations 2022

Made23rd September 2022

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by section 147(3) of the Environment Act 20211.

Citation1

These Regulations may be cited as the Environment Act 2021 (Commencement No. 4) Regulations 2022.

Provisions coming into force on 29th September 20222

The following provisions of the Environment Act 2021 come into force on 29th September 2022—

a

section 94 (valuation of other land in drainage district: England);

b

section 96 (valuation of agricultural land in drainage district: England and Wales), so far as relating to internal drainage districts which are wholly or mainly in England.

Trudy HarrisonParliamentary Under Secretary of StateDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs23rd September 2022

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations bring into force provisions of the Environment Act 2021 (c. 30) (“the Act”). These are the fourth commencement regulations made by the Secretary of State under the Act.

Regulation 2 brings into force on 29th September 2022 specified sections of the Act.

Section 94 amends section 37 of the Land Drainage Act 1991 (c. 59) to provide the Secretary of State with the power to make regulations that establish the valuation calculation for the value of other land in an internal drainage district in England.

Section 96 is commenced so far as it relates to internal drainage districts which are wholly or mainly in England. As such, it inserts new section 41A into the Land Drainage Act 1991, which enables the Secretary of State in respect of internal drainage districts in England to make regulations that establish the valuation calculation for the value of chargeable property (agricultural land and buildings) in an internal drainage district.

An impact assessment has not been published for these Regulations as they have no impact on cost to business, the public or voluntary sectors independent of the provisions these Regulations bring into force. A full impact assessment has been published in relation to the Act and copies can be obtained from the website of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs at www.gov.uk/defra or from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs at 2 Marsham Steet, London, SW1P 4DF, United Kingdom.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT REGULATIONS

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

The following provisions of the Environment Act 2021 (c. 30) have been brought into force by commencement regulations and orders made before the date of these Regulations:

Provision	Date of Commencement	S.I. No.
Sections 1 to 7	24th January 2022	S.I. 2022/48 (C.2)
Sections 8 to 15	24th January 2022	S.I. 2022/48 (C.2)
Section 16	24th January 2022	S.I. 2022/48 (C.2)
Sections 17 and 18	10th May 2022	S.I. 2022/518 (C.21)
Section 19	10th May 2022 (partially)	S.I. 2022/518 (C.21)
Section 20	10th May 2022	S.I. 2022/518 (C.21)
Section 21	1st April 2022	S.I. 2022/48 (C.2)
Sections 22 to 24	17th November 2021	S.I. 2021/1274 (C.72)
Section 25	24th January 2022	S.I. 2022/48 (C.2)
Section 26	17th November 2021	S.I. 2021/1274 (C.72)
Section 27	24th January 2022	S.I. 2022/48 (C.2)
Sections 28 to 30	24th January 2022	S.I. 2022/48 (C.2)
Sections 31 to 41	24th January 2022	S.I. 2022/48 (C. 2)
Sections 42 and 43	24th January 2022	S.I. 2022/48 (C. 2)
Sections 44 to 47	17th November 2021	S.I. 2021/1274 (C. 72)
Section 48	25th July 2022	S.R. 2022 No.54 (C. 5)
Section 49	28th February 2022	S.R. 2022 No.54 (C. 5)
Section 50	24th January 2022 (partially)	S.I. 2022/48 (C. 2)
	28th February 2022 (partially)	S.R. 2022 No.54 (C. 5)
	7th March 2022 (partially)	S.I. 2022 No. 223 (W.71) (C.10)
Section 51	28th February 2022 (for all remaining purposes)	S.R. 2022 No.54 (C. 5)
Section 52	28th February 2022 (for all remaining purposes)	S.R. 2022 No.54 (C. 5)
Section 53	28th February 2022 (for all remaining purposes)	S.R. 2022 No.54 (C. 5)
Section 54	28th February 2022 (for all remaining purposes)	S.R. 2022 No.54 (C. 5)
Section 55	28th February 2022 (for all remaining purposes)	S.R. 2022 No.54 (C. 5)
Section 56	28th February 2022 (for all remaining purposes)	S.R. 2022 No.54 (C. 5)
Section 59	28th February 2022	S.R. 2022 No.54 (C. 5)
Section 60	24th January 2022 (partially)	S.I. 2022/48 (C. 2)
	7th March 2022 (for all remaining purposes)	S.I. 2022 No. 223 (W.71) (C.10)
Section 61	28th February 2022	S.R. 2022 No.54 (C. 5)
Section 62	24th January 2022	S.I. 2022/48 (C. 2)
Section 64	24th January 2022 (partially)	S.I. 2022/48 (C. 2)
	7th March 2022 (partially)	S.I. 2022 No. 223 (W.71) (C.10)
Section 65	28th February 2022	S.R. 2022 No.54 (C. 5)
Section 67	28th February 2022	S.R. 2022 No.54 (C. 5)
Section 71	28th February 2022	S.R. 2022 No.54 (C. 5)
Section 72	1st May 2022	S.I. 2022/48 (C. 2)
Section 73	1st May 2022 (partially)	S.I. 2022/48 (C. 2)
Section 85	10th May 2022 (partially)	S.I. 2022/518 (C.21)
Section 86	24th January 2022	S.I. 2022/48 (C. 2)
Section 87	10th May 2022 (partially)	S.I. 2022/518 (C.21)
Section 89	28th February 2022 (for all remaining purposes)	S.R. 2022 No.54 (C. 5)
Section 91	28th February 2022	S.R. 2022 No.54 (C. 5)
Sections 104 to 108	24th January 2022	S.I. 2022/48 (C. 2)
Section 109	30th September 2022	S.I. 2022/518 (C.21)
Section 110	24th January 2022	S.I. 2022/48 (C. 2)
Section 111	30th September 2022	S.I. 2022/518 (C.21)
Sections 112 and 113	24th January 2022	S.I. 2022/48 (C. 2)
Section 116	30th September 2022 (partially)	S.I. 2022/518 (C.21)
Part 7	30th September 2022	S.I. 2022/48 (C. 2)
Section 140	28th February 2022 (for all remaining purposes)	S.R. 2022 No.54 (C. 5)
Schedule 1	17th November 2021	S.I. 2021/1274 (C. 72)
Schedule 2	25th July 2022 (partially)	S.R. 2022 No.54 (C. 5)
Schedule 3	28th February 2022	S.R. 2022 No.54 (C. 5)
Schedule 4	24th January 2022 (partially)	S.I. 2022/48 (C. 2)
	28th February 2022 (partially)	S.R. 2022 No.54 (C. 5)
	7th March 2022 (partially)	S.I. 2022 No. 223 (W.71) (C.10)
Schedule 5	28th February 2022 (for all remaining purposes)	S.R. 2022 No.54 (C. 5)
Schedule 6	28th February 2022 (for all remaining purposes)	S.R. 2022 No.54 (C. 5)
Schedule 7	28th February 2022 (for all remaining purposes)	S.R. 2022 No.54 (C. 5)
Schedule 8	28th February 2022 (for all remaining purposes)	S.R. 2022 No.54 (C. 5)
Schedule 9	28th February 2022 (for all remaining purposes)	S.R. 2022 No.54 (C. 5)
Schedule 11	1st May 2022	S.I. 2022/48 (C. 2)
Schedule 12, Part 1	1st May 2022	S.I. 2022/48 (C. 2)
Schedule 12, Part 3	1st May 2022	S.I. 2022/48 (C. 2)
Schedule 13	24th January 2022	S.I. 2022/48 (C. 2)
Schedule 17	30th September 2022 (partially)	S.I. 2022/518 (C.21)
Schedule 18	30th September 2022	S.I. 2022/48 (C. 2)
Schedule 19	30th September 2022	S.I. 2022/48 (C. 2)
Schedule 20	30th September 2022	S.I. 2022/48 (C. 2)
Schedule 21	28th February 2022 (for all remaining purposes)	S.R. 2022 No.54 (C. 5)