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The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Act 2024 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2026
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Welsh Statutory Instruments
2026 No. 5 (C. 1)
ENVIRONMENTAL Protection, Wales
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Act 2024 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2026
Made
16 January 2026
The Welsh Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the power contained in section 30(3) of the Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Act 2024(1).
Title and interpretation
1.—(1) The title of this Order is the Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Act 2024 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2026.
(2) In this Order, “the Act” means the Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Act 2024.
Provision coming into force on 23 January 2026
2. The day appointed for the coming into force of section 7 (monitoring progress towards meeting targets) of the Act is 23 January 2026.
Huw Irranca-Davies
Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, one of the Welsh Ministers
16 January 2026
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order is the third commencement order made by the Welsh Ministers under the Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Act 2024 (“the Act”).
This Order brings section 7 (monitoring progress towards meeting targets) of the Act into force on 23 January 2026. Section 7 is the only remaining provision of the Act which is not already in force.
NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS
(This note is not part of the Order)
The following provisions of the Act have been brought into force by commencement orders made by the Welsh Ministers before the date of this Order.
| Provision | Date of Commencement | S.I. Number |
|---|---|---|
| Section 11 | 31 January 2025 | S.I. 2025/72 (W. 19) (C. 3) |
| Sections 16 to 21 and Schedule 1 | 31 July 2025 | S.I. 2025/937 (W. 162) (C. 44) |
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