21st December 2016

SI 2016/1211

The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Port Waste Reception Facilities) (Amendment) Regulations 2016. Comes in to force 13th January 2017. These Regulations amend the Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Port Waste Reception Facilities) Regulations 2003 (SI 2003/1809).

These Regulations substitute a new advance notification form to be used by ships’ masters when delivering waste to port reception facilities. The new form contains additional sub-categories of garbage and a column in which to record information about waste delivered in the last port of delivery. The definition of “the Directive” is amended to take into account all amendments to Directive 2000/59/EC.

22nd December 2016

SI 2016/1255

The Plant Health (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2016. Comes into force on 16th January 2017.  Amends Schedule 2 of the Plant Health (Fees) (England) Regulations 2014 (SI 2014/601)

5th January 2017

EU 2017/1

Commission Implementing Regulation on Identification of recreational craft and personal watercraft. Comes into force on 20th January. Implements Directive 2013/53/EU on recreational craft and personal watercraft and repeals Directive 94/25/EC .

12th January 2017

SI 2017/8

The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) Order 2017. Comes into force on 6th February. Amends The Plant Health (England) Order 2015 (SI 2015/610). This Order implements Commission Implementing Decisions (EU) 2016/715, (EU) 2016/764 and (EU) 2016/1359 to prevent the introduction into and the spread within the EU of various plant diseases.