26th February 2024

SSI 2024/60

SSI 2024/60. The Scottish Landfill Tax (Standard Rate and Lower Rate) Order 2024.  Comes into force 1st April. This Order specifies the standard rate and lower rate for Scottish landfill tax for disposals on or after 1 April 2024. The standard rate is £103.70 and the lower rate is £3.30.

26th February 2024

SI 2024/190

SI 2024/190. The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2024.  Comes into force 20th March. This Order adds fifteen synthetic opioids to Schedule 2 to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.

26th February 2024

SI 2024/192

SI 2024/192. The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2024.  Comes into force 3rd March. This Order amends the UK ETS Order and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU 2019/331). The amendments change the window for operators of installations to apply for free allocation, the dates for the 2026-2030 allocations must be published.

26th February 2024

EU 2024/573.

EU 2024/573. Regulation (EU) 2024/573 on fluorinated greenhouse gases, amending Directive (EU) 2019/1937 and repealing Regulation (EU) 517/2014.  Comes into force 11th March. This Regulation:

lays down rules on containment, use, recovery, recycling, reclamation and destruction of fluorinated greenhouse gases imposes conditions on the production, import, export, placing on the market, subsequent supply and use of fluorinated greenhouse gases, imposes conditions on specific uses of fluorinated greenhouse gases; establishes quantitative limits for the placing on the market of hydrofluorocarbons; establishes rules on reporting.