Legislation

12th December 2017

SI 2017/1220.

The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2017. Comes into force 1st January 2018. This Order amends The Plant Health (England) Order 2015 (SI 2015/610). Amendments have been made to take account of:

Decision No 1/2015 of the Joint Committee on Agriculture Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/198 Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/801 Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2017/1279
12th December 2017

SI 2017/1221.

.The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2017. Comes into force 1st January 2018. These Regulations amend the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 2007 (SI 2007/871). These Regulations establish new recycling targets for paper, aluminium, steel and wood for 2018 t 2020. The target for recycling plastic and glass for 2018 to 2020 is continued. The recycling allocation for small producers for 2013 to 2017 is continued for 2018 to 2020.

12th December 2017

SI 2017/1234

The Renewables Obligation (Amendment) Regulations 2017.  Comes into force 1st January 2018. These Regulations amend the following Orders —

the Renewables Obligation Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1947) the Renewables Obligation (Scotland) Order 2009 (S.S.I. 2009/140) and the Renewables Obligation Order (Northern Ireland) 2009 (S.R. 2009/154).

 

These Regulations transpose, in relation to the Renewables Obligation Orders, amendments to Directive 2009/28/EC on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources made by Directive (EU) 2015/1513 amending Directive 98/70/EC relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels and amending Directive 2009/28/EC on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources.