Environment Act 1995

The Environment Act 1995 (c. 25) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, passed under the ministerial tutelage of John Gummer, which created a number of new agencies and set new standards for environmental management.

Long titleAn Act to provide for the establishment of a body corporate to be known as the Environment Agency and a body corporate to be known as the Scottish Environment Protection Agency; to provide for the transfer of functions, property, rights and liabilities to those bodies and for the conferring of other functions on them; to make provision with respect to contaminated land and abandoned mines; to make further provision in relation to National Parks; to make further provision for the control of pollution, the conservation of natural resources and the conservation or enhancement of the environment; to make provision for imposing obligations on certain persons in respect of certain products or materials; to make provision in relation to fisheries; to make provision for certain enactments to bind the Crown; to make provision with respect to the application of certain enactments in relation to the Isles of Scilly; and for connected purposes.

Citation1995 c. 25

Introduced byJohn Gummer^{[citation needed]} (Commons)

Territorial extent

• England and Wales
• Scotland

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Environment Act 1995^[a]

Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to provide for the establishment of a body corporate to be known as the Environment Agency and a body corporate to be known as the Scottish Environment Protection Agency; to provide for the transfer of functions, property, rights and liabilities to those bodies and for the conferring of other functions on them; to make provision with respect to contaminated land and abandoned mines; to make further provision in relation to National Parks; to make further provision for the control of pollution, the conservation of natural resources and the conservation or enhancement of the environment; to make provision for imposing obligations on certain persons in respect of certain products or materials; to make provision in relation to fisheries; to make provision for certain enactments to bind the Crown; to make provision with respect to the application of certain enactments in relation to the Isles of Scilly; and for connected purposes.
Citation	1995 c. 25
Introduced by	John Gummer[citation needed] (Commons)
Territorial extent	England and Wales Scotland [b]
Dates
Royal assent	19 July 1995
Commencement	various[c]
Other legislation
Amends	Statistics of Trade Act 1947 Sewerage (Scotland) Act 1968 Employers' Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969 Prevention of Oil Pollution Act 1971 Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975 House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 Inshore Fishing (Scotland) Act 1984 County Courts Act 1984
Amended by	Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended
Text of the Environment Act 1995 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

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