New Legislation in September


Added on: 29/09/2017

Some of the new legislation published in Septemebr 2017 have been set out below. For a full summary and all updates in September please log into MY Compliance Management

The Nuclear Installations (Excepted Matter) Regulations 2017 
These Regulations prescribe the type of nuclear matter (“excepted matter”) that falls outside of the liability regime established under the Nuclear Installations Act 1965.
 
Data Protection Bill
This Bill makes provisions for the regulation of the processing of information relating to individuals.
  
The Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulations 2017 
These Regulations implement the requirements of Directive (2014/94/EU) establishing a common framework of measures for the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure.
 
The Public Water Supplies (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2017 
These Regulations aim to protect human health from the adverse effects of any contamination of water intended for human consumption by ensuring that the water meets water quality standards. 
 
Green Belt (Protection) Bill
This Bill to establishes a national register of green belt land in England, it also aims to restrict the ability of local authorities to de-designate green belt land. 
 
The Environmental Impact Assessment (Agriculture) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 
These Regulations amend the Environmental Impact Assessment (Agriculture) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 (the primary regulations) by transposing Council Directive 214/52/EU
 
Landfill Disposals Tax (Wales) Act 2017 / Deddf Treth Gwarediadau Tirlenwi (Cymru) 2017
This Act provides for the establishment of a Landfill Disposals Tax (LDT), which it is anticipated will replace Landfill Tax (LfT) in Wales from April 2018. 
 
The Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2017 
These Regulations amend the Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water (Scotland) (No. 2) Regulations 2007 (“the 2007 Regulations”).
 
The Road Vehicles (Authorised Weight) and (Construction and Use) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 
These Regulations transpose Commission Directive 2015/719 amending Council Directive 96/53/EC (“the EU Directive”) by amending the Road Vehicles (Authorised Weight) Regulations 1998
 
The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2017
These Regulations make mostly consequential amendments to the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/2869) (“the principal Regulations”) 
 
The Water Intended for Human Consumption (Private Supplies) (Scotland) Regulations 2017
 These Regulations aim to protect human health from the adverse effects of any contamination of water intended for human consumption by ensuring that the water meets water quality standards.
 
The Building (Amendment) Regulations 2017 Regulation 2 updates the list of competent person schemes that appear in Schedule 3 to the Building Regulations 2010 (SI 2010/2214). A competent person scheme is a scheme that installers can register ...
 
Bat Habitats Regulation (No. 2) This Bill makes provision to enhance the protection available for bat habitats in the non-built environment and to limit the protection for bat habitats in the built environment where the presence of ...
 
Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1510 of 30 August 2017 amending the Appendices to Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) as regards CMR substances Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH) prohibits the placing on the market or use for supply to the general public of substances that are classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic or reproduct...
 
The Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme and Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2017 These Regulations apply to Great Britain and amend the Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme Regulations 2011 (the “2011 Regulations”) and the Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme Regulation...