Legislation

9th July 2018

SI 2018/816

The Cableway Installations Regulations 2018.  Comes into force 30th July. These Regulations provide for the regulation of cableways installations, pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/424 on cableway installations and for related enforcement.

9th July 2018

Eire legislation RI 2018/184.

uropean Union (Restriction of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment) (Amendment) Regulations 2018. Comes into force 6th June. Amends the definition of “The Directive” in RI 2012/513 European Union (Restriction of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Regulations 2012.

4th July 2018

SI 2018/800

SI 2018/800.  The Offshore Environmental Civil Sanctions Regulations 2018.  Comes into force 1st October. These Regulations give the Secretary of State the power to impose civil sanctions by way of fixed and variable monetary penalties on persons in respect of certain criminal offences under the following—

the Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Co-operation Convention) Regulations 1998 (SI 1998/1056); the Offshore Chemicals Regulations 2002 (SI 2002/1355); the Offshore Installations (Emergency Pollution Control) Regulations 2002 (SI 2001/1861); the Offshore Petroleum Activities (Oil Pollution Prevention and Control) Regulations 2005 (SI 2005/2055); and the Offshore Combustion Installations (Pollution Prevention and Control) Regulations 2013 (SI 2013/971).