EU regulation amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 414/2013 where an authorisation is sought for a product (the ‘same product’) which is identical to another biocidal product or family of products. Comes into force 31st October.

Sections of the Water Act 2014 come into force on 1st November.  They are

(a)subsection (1) of section 1 (types of water supply licence and arrangements with water undertakers) so far as not already in force;

(b)subsection (1) of section 8 (bulk supply of water by water undertakers)

(c)section 9 (main connections into sewerage systems)

(d)section 29 (standards of performance: water supply)so far as not already in force;

(e)section 30 (standards of performance: sewerage) so far as not already in force;

(f)subsection (2)(b) of section 40 (charging of fees by assessors for the enforcement of water quality);

(g)section 56 (further amendments) so far as it relates to paragraph (h);

The Self-build and Custom Housebuilding (Time for Compliance and Fees) Regulations 2016. Comes into force 31st October. The base period is set as three years.

The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Health and Safety at Work) (Electromagnetic Fields) Regulations 2016. Comes into force 21st November. These Regulations implement Directive 2013/35/EU(21) on the minimum health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to risks arising from physical agents (electromagnetic fields).