SI 2022/1163. The Water Fluoridation (Consultation) (England) Regulations 2022.  Comes into force 9th November. These Regulations expand on the consultation requirements set by section 89 of the Water Industry Act 1991, where the Secretary of State proposes to enter into, vary or terminate arrangements with a water undertaker to increase the fluoride content of water.

SI 2022/1182. The Ammonium Nitrate Materials (High Nitrogen Content) Safety (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022.  Comes into force 31st December.  Amends the number of years from “two to “seven” in Regulation 13 of SI 2003/1082 The Ammonium Nitrate Materials (High Nitrogen Content) Safety Regulations 2003.

EU 2022/2246. Commission Regulation concerning chronic wasting disease in live cervids.  Regulation published 15th November 2022. This regulation prohibits the movement of live cervids from Norway into the European Union and the movement of live cervids from designated areas in Sweden and Finland. For practical purposes the prohibition only applies to live cervids moved in conjunction with human activity, but not to movements of wild cervids without any human intervention.

SI 2022/1173. The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2022.  Comes into force 1st January 2023. The main changes made to SI 2020/1265 The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Order 2020 are as follows. Where necessary for free allocation for installations, allowances may be created from the flexible share in addition to the annual cap.  New values for the global warming potentials of certain greenhouse gases covered by the UK ETS are adopted for the 2023 and subsequent scheme. From 1 July 2024, verifiers of emission reports must be accredited to a new standard. New applicants for accreditation as verifiers must satisfy the new standard immediately, but verification opinions of verifiers accredited to either the old or the new standard may be accepted until 30 June 2024.