2026 No. 5 (C. 1)
ENVIRONMENTAL Protection, Wales

The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Act 2024 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2026

Made
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 20241.

Title and interpretation1.

(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 20262.

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
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)