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Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Answer

Brian White: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what pieces of legislation passed in the last 30 years that the Department is responsible for remain to be brought into force, broken down by year of enactment. [195625] Alun Michael: Defra came into being on the 8 June 2001. A comprehensive and exhaustive list of Acts of Parliament enacted since November 1974 but not yet brought wholly into in force could be provided only at disproportionate cost. In relation to any particular Act of Parliament such information is readily available in standard legal texts such as "Is it in force?" (March 2004) which form part of the "Halsbury's Statutes" service. This publication is available in the House of Commons Library. However I am able to provide the following information which happens to be readily available: 1991--Certain amendments to the Water Resources Act 1991 made by the Environment Act 1995 have not yet come into force. 2000--Parts of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 including paragraphs 1-5 of Schedule 7 have not yet come into force. 2003--Those parts of the Water Act 2003 not covered by the commencement Order No. 1 2003 SI No. 641 are not yet in force.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

195625; 426 c2003W;426 c2009W

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Government departments Legislation

Link

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