| Act of the National Assembly for Wales | |
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| Long title | An Act of the National Assembly for Wales to promote sustainable management of natural resources; to provide for targets for reducing emissions of greenhouse gases; to reform the law on charges for carrier bags; to provide for the separate collection of waste, prohibit disposal of food waste to sewers and provide for prohibiting or regulating disposal of waste by incineration; to make provision about several and regulated fisheries for shellfish; to make provision about fees for marine licences; to establish the Flood and Coastal Erosion Committee; and to make minor changes to the law about land drainage and byelaws made by the Natural Resources Body for Wales. |
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| Citation | 2016 anaw 3 |
| Introduced by | Carl Sargeant |
| Territorial extent | Wales |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 21 March 2016 |
| Commencement | 21 March 2016 |
| Other legislation | |
| Relates to | Government of Wales Act 2006 |
Status: Current legislation | |
| History of passage through Parliament | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Environment (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 3) (Welsh: Deddf yr Amgylchedd (Cymru) 2016) is an Act of the National Assembly for Wales that was given royal assent on 21 March 2016.[1] It put into place the necessary legislation to enable the planning and management of the natural resources of Wales in a more sustainable, pro-active and joined-up way than was previously possible.[2]
- ^ "National Assembly for Wales". The Gazette Official Public Record. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "Environment (Wales) Act 2016". gov.wales. Welsh Government. 22 March 2016. Archived from the original on 3 July 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
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