Bill Longley-Cook, Author at Simplifi Solutions

7th December 2021

Deadline for UK REACH to be extended

DEFRA announced on December 6th that the government will consult on extending the deadlines for providing the full UK REACH registration data. In addition, the government will engage with industry and other stakeholders to explore whether there are opportunities to reduce the need for industry to replicate existing EU REACH data by placing a greater emphasis on understanding how chemicals are used in in the UK. The consultation will take place in 2022 and more details will follow after discussions with stakeholders.

3rd December 2021

DEFRA consultation

DEFRA is consulting on the drafting of secondary legislation, supporting the new Environment Act, to prevent the use of products from illegal deforestation in UK supply chains. Consolation closes 11th March. https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/tackling-illegal-deforestation-in-uk-supply-chains

2nd December 2021

SI 2021/1316

SI 2021/1316. The Merchant Shipping (Radiocommunications) (Amendment) Regulations 2021. Comes into force 24th December. These Regulations implement outstanding amendments to Chapter IV of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, which relates to radiocommunications, in respect of ships engaged on international voyages.

These Regulations also amend the Merchant Shipping (Radio Installations) Regulations 1998 (SI 1998/2070) to make provision for radiocommunications in relation to ships engaged on non-international voyages.

2nd December 2021

SI 2021/1335

SI 2021/1335. The Green Gas Support Scheme Regulations 2021. Comes into force 20th November. These Regulations establish the Green Gas Support Scheme which runs to 31st March 2041. The Scheme is a renewable heat incentive scheme to encourage the production of biomethane by anaerobic digestion, for injection into the gas grid. To that extent the Scheme replaces the Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme, set out in the Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme Regulations 2018 (SI 2018/611), which closed to new applicants, with some exceptions, on 31st March 2021.