Legislation

17th February 2022

SI 2022/144

SI 2022/144 The Pesticides (Revocation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022.  Comes into force 4th April. These Regulations revoke thirty-one retained EU Regulations (listed in the schedule) relating to pesticides and, in particular, legislation relating to plant protection products and maximum residue levels.

16th February 2022

Republic of Ireland RI 2022/51

RI 2022/51. Waste Management (Prohibition of Waste Disposal by Burning) (Amendment) Regulations 2022.  Comes into force 1st January 2023.    Amends Waste Management (Prohibition of Waste Disposal by Burning) Regulations 2009 (RI 2009/286).   Regulation 6 now states that the burning of waste in compliance with Regulation 5(1) (a) and 5(1) (b) shall cease on 1 January 2023.

14th February 2022

SI 2022/96

SI 2022/96. The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Entry into Enclosed Spaces) Regulations 2022. Comes into force 14th May. These Regulations revoke the Merchant Shipping (Entry into Dangerous Spaces) Regulations 1988 (SI 1988/1638); re-enact certain provisions of those Regulations; give effect to the new regulation 7 of Chapter XI-1 of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea 1974; and extend the requirements of that regulation and regulation 19 of Chapter III of SOLAS to ships other than SOLAS ships.