Part 1: Environmental Governance Chapter 1: Improving the natural environment Section 5: Environmental targets: effect
Section 5 provides that the Secretary of State has a duty to ensure that the long-term targets set under section 1, the PM2.5 air quality target set under section 2 and the species abundance target set under section 3 are met.
	The environmental improvement plan (EIP) provisions under sections 9, 12 and 15 set requirements for consideration of the progress made towards meeting targets, and for consideration of the need to introduce new measures to meet targets, when reviewing and renewing EIPs.