Legislation

5th May 2018

SSI 2018/142

The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2018.  Comes into force 1st July. This Order amends the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Scotland) Order 1992 (SSI 1992/223). The amendments provide that, other than in certain specified cases, permitted development rights do not apply where the existing fish farm is the result of unlawful placement or assembly of equipment. Conditions are altered relating to the scale of permitted development and remove the need for prior notification where there is like for like replacement of equipment.

27th April 2018

SI 2018/527

The Bathing Water (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2018. Comes into force 21st May. These Regulations amend the Bathing Water Regulations 2013 (SI 2013/1675) which implement, in England and Wales, Directive 2006/7/EC concerning the management of bathing water quality. Part 1 of Schedule 2 is amended to include nine surface waters newly identified by the Secretary of State as bathing waters in England and to omit two surface waters no longer identified by the Secretary of State as bathing waters in England. The names of 20 English bathing waters already listed in Part 1 of Schedule 2 are also amended.

26th April 2018

SI 2018/514.

The Oil and Gas Authority (Offshore Petroleum) (Retention of Information and Samples) Regulations 2018. Comes into force 14th May. These Regulations set out requirements for the retention of petroleum-related information and samples. The Regulations apply to information or samples which are held on the date the Regulations commence or which are acquired or created on or after that date.