Provisions coming into force on 3rd November 2023
2. The following provisions of the Act come into force on 3rd November 2023—
(a)in section 82 (monitoring quality of water potentially affected by discharges)—
(i)subsection (1), for the purposes of making regulations under section 141DB of the 1991 Act(1); and
(ii)subsection (2), except in respect of section 141DA of the 1991 Act;
(b)section 98 (biodiversity gain as condition of planning permission) in so far as it introduces the provisions commenced by sub-paragraph (d);
(c)section 100 (biodiversity gain site register), for the purposes of making regulations;
(d)paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 14 (biodiversity gain as condition of planning permission)—
(i)for the purposes of making regulations under Schedule 7A to the 1990 Act(2);
(ii)in so far as they insert paragraphs 3, 4 and 12(2) of Schedule 7A into the 1990 Act.
Section 141DB was inserted by section 82 of the Environment Act 2021.
Schedule 7A was inserted by paragraph 2 of Schedule 14 to the Environment Act 2021.