Legislation coming into force in April


Added on: 30/03/2017

April will see 19 new items of legsilation come in to force:

  • The Landfill Tax (Amendment) Regulations 2017
  • The Oil and Gas Authority (Levy) Regulations 2017
  • The Conservation of Salmon (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2016
  • The Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017
  • The Scottish Landfill Tax (Standard Rate and Lower Rate) Order 2017
  • The Marine Licensing (Fees) (Wales) Regulations 2017 / Rheoliadau Trwyddedu Morol (Ffioedd) (Cymru) 2017
  • The Equality Act 2010 (Commencement No. 12) Order 2017
  • The Equality Act 2010 (Gender Pay Gap Information) Regulations 2017
  • The Health and Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2017
  • The Health and Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocation) Regulations 2017
  • The Housing and Planning Act 2016 (Commencement No. 5, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Regulations 2017
  • The Freight Containers (Safety Convention) Regulations 2017
  • The Energy Performance of Buildings (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2017
  • The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) Order 2017
  • The Planning (Hazardous Substances) (Amendment) Regulations 2017
  • The Oil and Gas Authority (Fees and Petroleum Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations 2017
  • The Smoke Control Areas (Authorised Fuels) (Wales) Regulations 2017
  • The Smoke Control Areas (Exempted Classes of Fireplace) (Wales) Order 2017
  • The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England and Wales) Regulations 2017


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