Part 2 Policy Statement on Environmental Principles
Environment Act 2021 (2021 c 30) | Legislation

Part 2 Policy Statement on Environmental Principles

Policy statement on environmental principles

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(1)     The Department must prepare a policy statement on environmental principles in accordance with this paragraph and paragraph 7.

(2)     A “policy statement on environmental principles†is a statement explaining how the environmental principles should be interpreted and proportionately applied—

(a)     by Northern Ireland departments when making policy, and

(b)     by Ministers of the Crown when making policy so far as relating to Northern Ireland.

(3)     It may also explain how Northern Ireland departments and Ministers of the Crown, when interpreting and applying the environmental principles, should take into account other considerations relevant to their policy.

(4)     The Department must be satisfied that the statement will, when it comes into effect, contribute to—

(a)     the improvement of environmental protection, and

(b)     sustainable development.

(5)     In this Schedule “environmental

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