EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations bring into force specified provisions of the Environment Act 2021 (c. 30) (“the Act”). These are the third commencement regulations made under the Act.

Regulation 2 brings into force Part 2 of Schedule 12 and section 73(d), in so far as it relates to that Part of the Act, on 16 April 2025.

Section 73(d) enacts Part 2 of Schedule 12 to the Act which makes amendments to the Clean Air Act 1993 (c. 11). Part 2 of Schedule 12 amends, for Wales, the procedure for declaring a fuel to be authorised or fireplace to be exempt for the purposes of Part 3 of the Clean Air Act 1993, by enabling the Welsh Ministers to publish a list of these fuels and fireplaces, and to update these lists as needed.