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Natural Environment Bill

Foundations - Duties and restrictions

16: Overview of references to rules

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"What the rules mean in the Natural Environment Bill"

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When you read this part of the proposed Natural Environment Bill, you will see references to rules. You need to understand what these rules mean. A national rule is one that has started, as explained in section 26 of the Legislation Act 2019. You will also see references to rules in a natural environment plan that is operative, or in a proposed plan that has legal effect. These rules are explained in section 3 and clause 58 of Schedule 3 of the Planning Act 2025. This section is just a guide to help you understand these references. You should know that this guide is not the actual law, it just helps explain the rules.

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Part 2Foundations
Duties and restrictions

16Overview of references to rules

  1. In this subpart, a reference to—

  2. a national rule means a national rule that has commenced (see section 26 of the Legislation Act 2019 which provides that secondary legislation comes into force on the date stated or provided for in the legislation):
    1. a rule in a plan means a rule in a natural environment plan that is operative (see the definitions of natural environment plan and operative in section 3):
      1. a rule in a proposed plan that has legal effect means a rule in a proposed natural environment plan that has legal effect in accordance with clause 58 of Schedule 3 of the Planning Act 2025 (see the definitions of proposed natural environment plan and legal effect in section 3).

        1. This section is only a guide.