Environment Act 2021

The Environment Act 2021 is the most wide-reaching and significant new environmental Statute for many years. In this book, the full text of the Act is reproduced, accompanied by commentary and a section-by-section analysis written by 2 of the UK¿s leading experts in environmental law. The book comments on and analyses the main provisions of the Act, including:- A requirement on government to establish long-term environmental targets and environmental improvement plans;- Legal recognition for the first time in national law of a number of core environmental principles, including the precautionary principle and the polluter pays principle;- The establishment of a new independent statutory body, the Office for Environmental Protection;- Substantial provisions on waste including producer responsibility and resource efficiency; - Provisions on water resource management, water abstraction and drainage and sewerage; - Strengthening of controls on air quality; and- New provisions concerning the