Environment Bill (HC Bill 3)

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EXPLANATORY NOTES

Explanatory notes to the Bill, prepared by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural
Affairs, are published separately as Bill 3—EN.

EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS

Secretary Theresa Villiers has made the following statement under section 19(1)(a) of the
Human Rights Act 1998:

In my view the provisions of the

Environment Bill

are compatible with the Convention rights.

Contents

  1. Part 1

    Environmental governance

    1. Chapter 1

      Improving the natural environment

      1. Environmental targets

        1. 1. Environmental targets

        2. 2. Environmental targets: particulate matter

        3. 3. Environmental targets: process

        4. 4. Environmental targets: effect

        5. 5. Environmental targets: reporting duties

        6. 6. Environmental targets: review

      2. Environmental improvement plans

        1. 7. Environmental improvement plans

        2. 8. Annual reports on environmental improvement plans

        3. 9. Reviewing and revising environmental improvement plans

        4. 10. Reviewing and revising plans: interim targets

        5. 11. Reviewing and revising plans: other requirements

        6. 12. Renewing environmental improvement plans

        7. 13. Renewing plans: interim targets

        8. 14. Renewing plans: other requirements

      3. Environmental monitoring

        1. 15. Environmental monitoring

      4. Policy statement on environmental principles

        1. 16. Policy statement on environmental principles

        2. 17. Policy statement on environmental principles: process

        3. 18. Policy statement on environmental principles: effect

    2. Chapter 2

      The Office for Environmental Protection

      1. The Office for Environmental Protection

        1. 19. The Office for Environmental Protection

        2. 20. Principal objective of the OEP and exercise of its functions

        3. 21. The OEP’s strategy: process

        4. 22. Co-operation duties of public authorities and the OEP

      2. The OEP's scrutiny and advice functions

        1. 23. Monitoring and reporting on environmental improvement plans and targets

        2. 24. Monitoring and reporting on environmental law

        3. 25. Advising on changes to environmental law etc

      3. The OEP's enforcement functions

        1. 26. Failure of public authorities to comply with environmental law

        2. 27. Complaints

        3. 28. Investigations

        4. 29. Duty to keep complainants informed

        5. 30. Information notices

        6. 31. Decision notices

        7. 32. Linked notices

        8. 33. Environmental review

        9. 34. Judicial review: powers to apply to prevent serious damage and to intervene

        10. 35. Duty of the OEP to involve the relevant Minister

        11. 36. Public statements

      4. Information

        1. 37. Disclosures to the OEP

        2. 38. Confidentiality of proceedings

    3. Chapter 3

      Interpretation of Part 1

      1. 39. Meaning of “natural environment”

      2. 40. Meaning of “environmental law”

      3. 41. Interpretation of Part 1: general

  2. Part 2

    Environmental governance: Northern Ireland

    1. 42. Improving the natural environment: Northern Ireland

    2. 43. The Office for Environmental Protection: Northern Ireland

  3. Part 3

    Waste and resource efficiency

    1. Producer responsibility

      1. 44. Producer responsibility obligations

      2. 45. Producer responsibility obligations: Northern Ireland

      3. 46. Producer responsibility for disposal costs

    2. Resource efficiency

      1. 47. Resource efficiency information

      2. 48. Resource efficiency requirements

      3. 49. Deposit schemes

      4. 50. Charges for single use plastic items

      5. 51. Charges for carrier bags

    3. Managing waste

      1. 52. Separation of waste: England

      2. 53. Separation of waste: Northern Ireland

      3. 54. Electronic waste tracking: Great Britain

      4. 55. Electronic waste tracking: Northern Ireland

      5. 56. Hazardous waste: England and Wales

      6. 57. Hazardous waste: Northern Ireland

      7. 58. Transfrontier shipments of waste

    4. Waste enforcement and regulation

      1. 59. Powers to make charging schemes

      2. 60. Waste charging: Northern Ireland

      3. 61. Enforcement powers

      4. 62. Enforcement powers: Northern Ireland

      5. 63. Littering enforcement

      6. 64. Fixed penalty notices

      7. 65. Regulation of polluting activities

      8. 66. Waste regulation: amendment of Northern Ireland Order

  4. Part 4

    Air quality and environmental recall

    1. Air quality

      1. 67. Local air quality management framework

      2. 68. Smoke control areas: amendments to the Clean Air Act 1993

    2. Environmental recall of motor vehicles etc

      1. 69. Environmental recall of motor vehicles etc

      2. 70. Compulsory recall notices

      3. 71. Further provision about regulations under section 69

      4. 72. Interpretation of sections 69 to 71

  5. Part 5

    Water

    1. Plans and proposals

      1. 73. Water resources management plans, drought plans and joint proposals

      2. 74. Drainage and sewerage management plans

    2. Regulation of water and sewerage undertakers

      1. 75. Authority’s power to require information

      2. 76. Water and sewerage undertakers in England: modifying appointments

      3. 77. Electronic service of documents

    3. Abstraction

      1. 78. Water abstraction: no compensation for certain licence modifications

    4. Water quality

      1. 79. Water quality: powers of Secretary of State

      2. 80. Water quality: powers of Welsh Ministers

      3. 81. Water quality: powers of Northern Ireland Department

      4. 82. Solway Tweed river basin district: power to transfer functions

      5. 83. Water quality: interpretation

    5. Land drainage

      1. 84. Valuation of other land in drainage district: England

      2. 85. Valuation of other land in drainage district: Wales

      3. 86. Valuation of agricultural land in drainage district: England and Wales

      4. 87. Disclosure of Revenue and Customs information

  6. Part 6

    Nature and biodiversity

    1. Biodiversity

      1. 88. Biodiversity gain as condition of planning permission

      2. 89. General duty to conserve and enhance biodiversity

      3. 90. Biodiversity reports

    2. Local nature recovery strategies

      1. 91. Local nature recovery strategies for England

      2. 92. Preparation of local nature recovery strategies

      3. 93. Content of local nature recovery strategies

      4. 94. Information to be provided by the Secretary of State

      5. 95. Interpretation

    3. Tree felling and planting

      1. 96. Controlling the felling of trees in England

      2. 97. Local highway authorities in England to consult before felling street trees

  7. Part 7

    Conservation covenants

    1. Creation of conservation covenant

      1. 98. Conservation covenants

      2. 99. Responsible bodies

    2. Effect of conservation covenant

      1. 100. Statutory effect

      2. 101. Local land charge

      3. 102. Duration of obligation under conservation covenant

      4. 103. Benefit and burden of obligation of landowner

      5. 104. Benefit of obligation of responsible body

    3. Breach and enforcement

      1. 105. Breach of obligation

      2. 106. Enforcement of obligation

      3. 107. Defences to breach of obligation

    4. Discharge, release and modification

      1. 108. Discharge of obligation of landowner by agreement

      2. 109. Release of obligation of responsible body by agreement

      3. 110. Modification of obligation by agreement

      4. 111. Discharge or modification of obligation by Upper Tribunal

    5. Replacement etc of responsible body

      1. 112. Power of responsible body to appoint replacement

      2. 113. Body ceasing to be a responsible body

    6. Miscellaneous

      1. 114. Effect of acquisition or disposal of affected land by responsible body

      2. 115. Effect of deemed surrender and re-grant of qualifying estate

      3. 116. Land passing as bona vacantia

      4. 117. Declarations about obligations under conservation covenants

      5. 118. Duty of responsible bodies to make annual return

    7. Supplementary

      1. 119. Crown application

      2. 120. Index of defined terms in Part 7

      3. 121. Consequential amendments relating to Part 7

  8. Part 8

    Miscellaneous and general provisions

    1. Regulation of chemicals

      1. 122. Amendment of REACH legislation

    2. General provisions

      1. 123. Consequential provision

      2. 124. Regulations

      3. 125. Crown application

      4. 126. Financial provisions

      5. 127. Extent

      6. 128. Commencement

      7. 129. Transitional or saving provision

      8. 130. Short title

    1. Schedule 1

      The Office for Environmental Protection

    2. Schedule 2

      Improving the natural environment: Northern Ireland

      1. Part 1

        Environmental improvement plans

      2. Part 2

        Policy statement on environmental principles

      3. Part 3

        Interpretation

    3. Schedule 3

      The Office for Environmental Protection: Northern Ireland

      1. Part 1

        The OEP’s Northern Ireland functions

      2. Part 2

        Amendments of the OEP’s general functions

    4. Schedule 4

      Producer responsibility obligations

    5. Schedule 5

      Producer responsibility obligations: Northern Ireland

    6. Schedule 6

      Producer responsibility for disposal costs

      1. Part 1

        Requirements

      2. Part 2

        Enforcement

    7. Schedule 7

      Resource efficiency information

      1. Part 1

        Requirements

      2. Part 2

        Enforcement

    8. Schedule 8

      Resource efficiency requirements

      1. Part 1

        Requirements

      2. Part 2

        Enforcement

    9. Schedule 9

      Deposit schemes

    10. Schedule 10

      Charges for single use plastic items

    11. Schedule 11

      Enforcement powers

    12. Schedule 12

      Local air quality management framework

    13. Schedule 13

      Smoke control in England and Wales

      1. Part 1

        Principal amendments to the Clean Air Act 1993: England

      2. Part 2

        Principal amendments to the Clean Air Act 1993: Wales

      3. Part 3

        Minor and consequential amendments

    14. Schedule 14

      Modifying water and sewerage undertakers’ appointments:
      procedure for appeals

    15. Schedule 15

      Biodiversity gain as condition for planning permission

      1. Part 1

        Biodiversity gain condition

      2. Part 2

        Consequential amendments

    16. Schedule 16

      Controlling the felling of trees in England

    17. Schedule 17

      Discharge or modification of obligations under conservation
      covenants

      1. Part 1

        Discharge by Upper Tribunal

      2. Part 2

        Modification by Upper Tribunal

    18. Schedule 18

      Application of Part 7 to Crown land

      1. Part 1

        General

      2. Part 2

        Conservation covenants relating to Crown land held by a
        person other than the appropriate authority

      3. Part 3

        Other modifications of Part 7

    19. Schedule 19

      Consequential amendments relating to Part 7

    20. Schedule 20

      Amendment of REACH legislation

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