The Electricity Capacity (Amendment) Regulations 2017. Comes into force 1st November. These Regulations amend the Electricity Capacity Regulations 2014 (SI 2014/2043).

Amendments are made with the connection to the de-rating of DSR CMUs, the settlement body is now permitted to make deductions under certain conditions and the requirement to maintain applicant credit cover until a CMU is achieved is entrenched. Schedule 2 amends the Supplier Payment Regulations so that the capacity market supplier charge and settlements costs levy will be collected based on “gross demand”, instead of “net demand”.

The Planning Act 2008 (Commencement No. 3) (England) Order 2017. Comes into force 1st January 2018. Sections 14(1)(m) and (n), 27 and 28.

This Order brings into force provisions of the Planning Act 2008 which determine when development relating to the transfer of water resources or to the construction or alteration of a dam or reservoir will constitute a nationally significant infrastructure project.

The Environmental Impact Assessment (Miscellaneous Amendments Relating to Harbours, Highways and Transport) Regulations 2017.  Comes into force 5th December. These Regulations implement Directive 2014/52/EU amending Directive 2011/92/EU on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment. They relate specifically to harbour works (in England and Wales and Scotland), the construction or improvement of highways (in England and Wales) and certain transport related works (in England and Wales).  The amendments are to:

The Water Environment (Miscellaneous) (Scotland) Regulations 2017. Comes into force 1st January 2018. This order amends Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Regulations 2011 (SSI 2011/209). General binding rules 3, 9 to 13, 15, 17 to 20, 23 and 24 in Part 1 of schedule 3 are amended and new general binding rules 25 to 28 are inserted into that part of that schedule. The Water Environment (Oil Storage) (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (SSI 2006/133) are revoked.