SI 2023/1279.  The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development etc.) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2023.  Comes into force 21st December. This Order amends the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (SI 2015/596).  Amendments are to Class M (extensions etc for schools, colleges, universities, prisons and hospitals), Class A, B, J and K (installation or alteration etc of solar equipment on domestic premises) of Schedule 2.

SI 2023/1216. The Merchant Shipping (Small Workboats and Pilot Boats) Regulations 2023.  Comes into force 13th December.  These Regulations revoke and replace the Merchant Shipping (Small Workboats and Pilot Boats) Regulations 1998 (SI 1998/1609.  These Regulations cover periodical survey requirements, how applications for certificates may be made and determined and the duration, validity, extension or cancellation of a certificate or prohibitions in relation to certificates. They also set out the responsibilities of owners and masters and the requirements to report incidents and deficient vessels.

SI 2023/1243. The Controlled Waste (England and Wales) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2023. Comes into force 31st December. These Regulations amend Section 9 of Schedule 1; Waste from construction or demolition works, including preparatory works in The Controlled Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2012 (SI 2012/811).