Legislation

25th January 2019

SI 2019/107

SI 2019/107.  The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. Comes into force on Brexit day. These Regulations amend amendments to the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Regulations 2012 (SI 2012/3038).    The functioning of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme depends on the monitoring and reporting of emissions by participants for each scheme year. It also requires the surrender by participants of a corresponding number of allowances in relation to their emissions for each scheme year. The issuing and surrender of allowances is dependent on EU systems and infrastructure, as such that aspect of the scheme will cease to apply to UK operators after the 2018 Scheme year in a no deal scenario. The monitoring, reporting, accreditation and verification obligations will continue to apply.

25th January 2019

SI 2019/96

SI 2019/96.  The Control of Mercury (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.  Comes into force on Brexit day. These Regulations amend The Control of Mercury (Enforcement) Regulations 2017 (SI 2017/1200).  The amendments are to omit Regulation 6 and make a very slight change to Regulation 38.

24th January 2019

SI 2019/90

SI  2019/90.  The Genetically Modified Organisms (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. Comes into force on Brexit day.  These Regulations amend the Genetically Modified Organisms (Risk Assessment) (Records and Exemptions) Regulations 1996 (SI 1996/1106) to redress provisions in that Regulation which are out of date, specifically relating to devolution issues in risk assessment and record-keeping.