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(1) The title of these Regulations is the Water (Special Measures) Act 2025 (Commencement No. 1) (Wales) Regulations 2025.
(2) In these Regulations, “the Act” means the Water (Special Measures) Act 2025.
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The following provisions of the Act come into force on 1 September 2025—
(a) section 3 (pollution incident reduction plans), so far as relating to undertakers whose areas are wholly or mainly in Wales;
(b) section 5 (nature-based solutions), so far as relating to undertakers whose areas are wholly or mainly in Wales.
Huw Irranca-Davies
Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, one of the Welsh Ministers
30 July 2025