SI 2023/984. The Merchant Shipping (Inspections of Ro-Ro Passenger Ships and High-Speed Passenger Craft) Regulations 2023. Coming into force 5th October. These Regulations revoke and replace Merchant Shipping (Mandatory Surveys for Ro-Ro Ferry and High Speed Passenger Craft) Regulations 2001 (SI 2001/152).

SI 2023/993.  The Building Safety Act 2022 (Commencement No. 5 and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2023. Comes into force 1st October.  Sections 4 (duty to facilitate building safety); 10 (committee on industry competence); section 19 (annual report about information provided under mandatory reporting requirements); section 21 (report on certain safety-related matters); section 26 (right of appeal: requirement for review before appeal); section 32 (building control authorities; section 36 (lapse of building control approval etc); section 38 (compliance and stop notices); section 39 (breach of building regulations); section 40 (liability of officers of body corporate etc); section 42 (regulation of building control profession); section 46 (higher-risk building work: registered building control approvers) and sections 54 and 55.

SI 2023/944.  The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Auctioning (Amendment) Regulations 2023.  Comes into force 4th October.  These Regulations amend the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Auctioning Regulations 2021 (SI 2021/484). The number of allowances to be auctioned from 2024 onwards is reduced. In addition, the number of allowances that may be used for the cost containment mechanism is adjusted: see amendments to regulation 12 of the Auctioning Regulations.