The Nuclear Security (Secretary of State Security Directions) Regulations 2018.  Coming into force 1st October.  These Regulations provide for the Secretary of State to give a direction to persons responsible for a civil nuclear site, nuclear or other radioactive material stored on part of a nuclear site, a nuclear construction site or other nuclear premises, the transport of nuclear material, or those persons holding sensitive nuclear information or equipment or software relating to uranium enrichment in response to certain types of urgent security threat. The power to direct arises where the Secretary of State is satisfied that those premises or that material or information is at risk from an imminent threat of terrorism, espionage, sabotage or theft. It also arises where the Secretary of State is satisfied that there is an imminent threat of sensitive nuclear information or equipment or software relating to uranium enrichment being compromised or disclosed.

The Aggregates Levy (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2018. Comes into force 1st April. These Regulations amend the Aggregates Levy (General) Regulations 2002 (SI 2002/761). The amendment to the definition of “disposed of to landfill” ensures that a credit remains available for the purposes of Aggregates Levy in respect of landfill disposals in any part of the United Kingdom, but that such disposal must be made at a landfill site that is authorised, licensed or permitted in accordance with environmental legislation.

The Landfill Tax (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2018.  Comes into force 1st April. These Regulations amend the Landfill Tax Regulations 1996 (SI 1996/1527), in order to make those Regulations compatible with the extension of liability to landfill tax to places other than landfill sites under amendments made to the Finance Act 1996 (c. 8) by the Finance Act 2018 (c. 3). They also make further provision in relation to that extension of liability.