What UK Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 requires
The UK Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (NERC Act) restructured natural environment governance in England by establishing Natural England (combining English Nature Countryside Agency and Rural Development Service) and the Commission for Rural Communities. Section 40 places a duty on public bodies in England to have regard to the purpose of conserving biodiversity in the exercise of their functions (the Section 40 biodiversity duty). The Environment Act 2021 enhanced this with the Section 102 strengthened biodiversity duty effective 1 January 2023 requiring public authorities to also act to further the conservation and enhancement of biodiversity. Lists of habitats and species of principal importance under Section 41 (England) and Section 42 (Wales) inform the duty.
Pillar: Water & Environmental Resources · Authority: UK Parliament (Natural England Defra) · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/16/contents
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- UK Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006
- UK NERC Act 2006 Sections 1 to 5 Natural England
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