Environment (Wales) Act 2016—snapshot
Produced in partnership with Dr Victoria Jenkins of Hillary Rodham Clinton School of Law, Swansea University
Environment (Wales) Act 2016—snapshot

The following Environment practice note Produced in partnership with Dr Victoria Jenkins of Hillary Rodham Clinton School of Law, Swansea University provides comprehensive and up to date legal information covering:

  • Environment (Wales) Act 2016—snapshot
  • Brexit impact
  • Background
  • Sustainable natural resource management
  • Natural resources policy
  • Biodiversity duties
  • Nature recovery action plan
  • Wales Biodiversity Partnership
  • Extended powers for Natural Resources Wales
  • Climate Change
    • More...

The Welsh Government introduced the Environment (Wales) Bill (E(W) Bill) on 11 May 2015. The Environment (Wales) Act 2016 (E(W)A 2016) received Royal Assent on 21 March 2016. The E(W)A 2016 contains a certain amount of house-keeping on the environment in Wales such as re-setting statutory targets for reducing emissions and carbon budgets and clarifying the law for other environmental regulatory regimes including flood risk management and land drainage. These provisions are not covered by this Practice Note.

In this analysis, attention is primarily given to Part I of the E(W)A 2016, which contains provisions aiming to protect and ensure the goods and services generated by ecosystems and to guarantee the sustainable management of natural resources in Wales. As such and following on from the creation of an integrated agency for the environment in Wales (Natural Resources Wales—NRW) it constitutes something of a re-purposing of environmental law in Wales. This Practice Note also considers provisions in the E(W)A 2016 on the management of secondary material resources, from waste streams, and these provisions will also be briefly considered.

For more information on other parts of E(W)A 2016, see Practice Notes:

  1. •

    Climate change—emissions targets and carbon budgets

  2. •

    Waste types and controls—plastics

  3. •

    Marine licensing—Wales

Brexit impact

As of exit day (31 January 2020) the UK is no longer an EU Member State. However, in accordance with the Withdrawal Agreement, the

Navigate the law quickly and efficiently with Lexis®PSL
Imagine being able to quickly find up-to-date guidance on points of law and then easily pull up sources to support your advice. With LexisPSL, you can.
Take a free trial Take a free trial
Related documents:

Popular documents

LEXISNEXIS

Stay of proceedings—when can you apply to stay a claim?

This Practice Note considers the question of when court proceedings can be stayed. It identifies scenarios in which a party may apply for a stay of proceedings, including to allow for: a jurisdictional challenge; arbitration; an attempt to settle; related criminal proceedings; an opportunity to

LEXISNEXIS

Strike out—after a strike out order has been made

Coronavirus (COVID-19): The guidance detailing normal practice set out in this Practice Note may be affected by measures concerning process and procedure in the civil courts that have been introduced as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. For guidance, see Practice Note: Coronavirus

LEXISNEXIS

Proprietary estoppel

This Practice Note considers proprietary estoppel from a generic standpoint.For industry specific guidance on proprietary estoppel, see Practice Notes:•Estoppel and property law•Mortgages by estoppelProprietary estoppel—what is it?Unlike the other forms of estoppel (see Practice Note: Estoppel—what,

LEXISNEXIS

Reserved judgments

What is a reserved judgment?A reserved judgment is a draft judgment that is circulated by the judge. At the end of the hearing the judge will usually state that judgment is being reserved. This is common practice in the High Court. The draft judgment will be provided to the parties’ legal