Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2026

Amendment of section 82D of Act of 1992

10. Section 82D of the Act of 1992 is amended by—

(a) the designation of that section as subsection (1), and

(b) the addition of the following subsection after subsection (1):

“(2) The Agency shall consider an application for a licence under section 83(1), or for a review of a licence or revised licence under section 90(1)(b), for an activity in respect of which an order has been made under section 88C or an exemption has been granted under section 88D, in a manner consistent with the plans, strategy, framework and objectives referred to in section 15 (1) of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015 to the extent that it considers practicable, taking particular account of the matters referred to in paragraphs (b) and (c) of section 88C(2) or in section 88D(4), as the case may be.”.