Legislation

4th November 2019

SR 2019/1443

SR 2019/1443.  The Waste and Environmental Protection (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.   Comes into force on Brexit day.  Makes a minor amendment to SR 1997/2778 Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997.  Also corrects errors in SR 2019/271 Waste (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, SR 2019/289 Environmental Protection (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 and SR 2019/584 Environment (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.

 

31st October 2019

SI 2019/1440

SI 2019/1440. The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2019. Coming into force 21st November.  These Regulations amend SI 2012/3038 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Regulations 2012 to implement some of the amendments made by Directive (EU) 2018/410, to enhance cost-effective emission reduction and low-carbon investments, and Decision (EU) 2015/1814.

31st October 2019

SSI 2019/356

SSI 2019/356.  The Waste (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2019.  Comes into force 10th December.  These Regulations update a reference in SSI 2005/147, Landfill Allowances Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2005, to Council Directive 99/31/EC on the landfill of waste.  They also amend SSI 2009/247, Waste Batteries (Scotland) Regulations 2009, to omit references to the Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994, which are no longer relevant.