Legislation

14th July 2023

WSI 2023/798

WSI 2023/798. The Packaging Waste (Data Collection and Reporting) (Wales) Regulations 2023. Comes into force 17th July. These Regulations impose requirements on producers who are established in Wales to collect data on the packaging they supply to others, and, in some cases, to report some of that information to Natural Resources Wales.

10th July 2023

SI 2023/770

SI 2023/770. The Environmental Offences (Fixed Penalties) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2023.  Comes into force 31st July.  These regulations amend the values quoted in Regulation 5 of   The Environmental Offences (Fixed Penalties) (England) Regulations 2017 (SI 2017/1050) to not less than £65 and not more than £150. They also amend the values in Sections 33ZA(9)(a) and 34ZA(8) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 from £400 to £1,000 and £400 to £600 respectfully.

6th July 2023

SI 2023/764

SI 2023/764. The Cosmetic Products (Restriction of Chemical Substances) Regulations 2023.  Comes into force 27th July.  These regulations amend the technical annexes to retained EU legislation, Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 to restrict the use of Methyl-N-methylanthranilate and permit the use of HAA299 and HAA299 (nano).