Legislation

4th February 2016

SSI 2016/70

The Building (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2016. Comes into force 1st July. These regulations amend The Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (SSI 2004/406). Amendments are made to Schedule 5 of the regulations with respect to physical infrastructure for high-speed electronic communications networks.

4th February 2016

SSI 2016/71

The Building (Energy Performance of Buildings) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2016. Comes into force 13th March. These regulations amend The Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (SSI 2004/406).

Regulation 2 amends regulation 17 of and paragraph 6.1 of Schedule 5 to insert requirements in relation to the inspection of air-conditioning systems in buildings and nearly zero-energy buildings.

3rd February 2016

SI 2016/104

The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) Order 2016. Comes into force 24th February. This Order amends the Plant Health (England) Order 2015 (SI 2015/610).

The Order makes provision to prevent the introduction of Epitrix from any area in mainland Spain. It amends Part B of Schedule 4 to prohibit the introduction of unwashed tubers of Solanum tuberosum L., including those intended for planting, from any such area. It also implements Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/1175, 2015/1199, 2015/1849, 2015/2417 and 2015/2434.