Bill Longley-Cook, Author at Simplifi Solutions

16th May 2018

Consultation on the use of red diesel

DEFRA and HM Treasury are consulting into whether red diesel for non-road mobile machinery discourages the purchase of cleaner alternatives. Consultation closes 24th July. https://consult.defra.gov.uk/airquality/non-road-mobile-machinery-and-red-diesel/.

15th May 2018

SI 2018/591

The Common Agricultural Policy (Control and Enforcement, Cross-Compliance, Scrutiny of Transactions and Appeals) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2018. Comes into force 15th May. Amends Common Agricultural Policy (Control and Enforcement, Cross-Compliance, Scrutiny of Transactions and Appeals) Regulations 2014 (SI 2014/3263) with respect to the final date on which a single application, aid application or payment claim may be submitted.

15th May 2018

Consultation on Environmental Principles and Governance Bill.

DEFRA is consulting on the development of an Environmental Principles and Governance Bill. Consultation closes 2nd August. https://consult.defra.gov.uk/eu/environmental-principles-and-governance/ This new piece of legislation will create a statutory and independent environmental watchdog to hold government to account for, English, environmental ambitions and obligations after the UK leaves the EU. The consultation considers some of the key questions around how environmental principles should be embedded into law, public policy-making and delivery, and what functions and powers the new environmental watchdog should have to oversee environmental law and policy. It is set out in three parts:

Part 1 – Environmental Principles Part 2 – Accountability for the Environment Part 3 – Overall Environmental Governance

14th May 2018

SR 2018/116

The Radioactive Substances (Modification of Enactments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018. Comes into force 1st June. These Regulations are part of a package of measures to transpose Council Directive 2013/59/EURATOM laying down basic safety standards for protection against the dangers arising from exposure to ionising radiation and repealing Council Directive 89/618/Euratom, 94/491/Euratom, 96/29/Euratom, 97/43/Euratom and 2003/122/Euratom (the Basic Safety Standards Directive). They amend, with respect to Northern Ireland, Radioactive Substances Act 1993 (A 1993 c.12), Radioactive Substances Exemption (Northern Ireland) Order 2011 (SR 2011/289), High-activity Sealed Radioactive Sources and Orphan Sources Regulations 2005 (SI 2005/2686), Radioactive Substances (Basic Safety Standards) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 (SR 2003/208) and Radioactive Contaminated Land Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (SR 2006/345).