“Application” means the part of the country where a provision has practical effect:
Clauses 1-18 on environmental targets and monitoring and the policy statement on environmental principles and Clause 20 on reporting on international law extend to England and Wales but apply only in England;
Clause 19 on statements about environmental Bills, and Clauses 21- 24 and 26-44 on the Office for Environmental Protection and its functions extend and apply to the whole of the UK;
Clauses 47-50 on producer responsibility and resource efficiency and clause 59 on transfrontier shipments of waste extend and apply to the whole of the UK;
Clauses 51 and 52 on deposit returns and single use plastic items extend and apply to England, Wales and Northern Ireland;
Clauses 71-74 on environmental recall of motor vehicles extends and applies to the whole of the UK;
Clauses 75-89 on water and drainage largely apply to England or England and Wales, but there are a number of country specific clauses relating to only one country in the UK, and Clauses 81 and 85 on water quality extend and apply to the whole of the UK.