103 Biodiversity reports
Environment Act 2021 (2021 c 30) | Legislation

103  Biodiversity reports

(1)     After section 40 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 insert—

“40A Biodiversity reports

(1)     This section applies to—

(a)     a local authority in England other than a parish council,

(b)     a local planning authority in England, and

(c)     a designated authority (see subsection (8)(a)).

(2)     A public authority to which this section applies (“the authority”) must publish biodiversity reports in accordance with this section.

(3)     A biodiversity report so published must contain—

(a)     a summary of the action which the authority has taken over the period covered by the report for the purpose of complying with its duties under section 40(1) and (1A),

(b)     a summary of the authority's plans for complying

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