Legislation

17th December 2020

SI 2020/1541

SI 2020/1541.  The Renewable Transport Fuel Obligations (Amendment) Order 2020.  Comes into force 31st December. These Regulations amend SI 2007/3072 The Renewable Transport Fuel Obligations Order 2007. They increase the multiplier which will be applied to any shortfall in a supplier’s main renewable transport fuel obligation by £0.20 to £0.50 for obligation periods beginning on or after 1st January 2021.

14th December 2020

RI 2020/589

Republic of Ireland legislation. RI 2020/589.   Merchant Shipping (Navigation and Tracking) (Heading Systems and Testing of Steering Rear) Rule.  Published 8th December.  These Rules implement Chapter V of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) 1974 relating to the use of heading and track control systems and the operation and testing of steering gear.  The Rules revoke RI 1983/317 the Merchant Shipping (Automatic Pilot and Testing of Steering Gear) 1983.

10th December 2020

SI 2020/1497

SI 2020/1497. The Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration, Production, Unloading and Storage (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2020. Comes into force 31st December. These Regulations implement Directive 2011/92/EU on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment. Regulation 4 states that such projects cannot commence without the consent of the Oil and Gas Authority.  Regulation 5 sets out when a project must be subject to an environmental impact assessment before a decision can be made by the Secretary of State on whether to agree to the grant of consent for the project.