Legislation

23rd November 2021

RI 2021/591

Republic of Ireland legislation RI 2021/591 European Union (Minimum Safety and Health Requirements for Improved Medical Treatment on Board Vessels) Regulations 2021. Comes into force 20th November.  These Regulations provide for transposition of Directive 92/29/EEC, as amended by Directive 2019/1834 on the minimum safety and health requirements for improved medical treatment on board vessels.

23rd November 2021

EU 2021/2030

EU 2021/2030.  Commission Regulation (EU) 2021/2030 of 19 November 2021 amending Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) as regards N,N-dimethylformamide.  Date of entry into force unknown (pending notification), date of effect 12th December.  Transitional periods are to be lengthened where N,N–dimethylformamide is used as a solvent in direct or transfer polyurethane coating processes on textiles and paper material or in the production of polyurethane membranes and for the synthetic fibre manufacturing.

17th November 2021

A 2021 c.30 Environment Act 2021

A 2021 c.30 Environment Act 2021.  The purpose of this Act is to

make provision for the setting of targets, plans and policies for improving the natural environment; set a requirement for statements and reports about environmental protection; institute the Office for Environmental Protection; to improve waste management and resource efficiency Improve air quality; set a requirement for the recall of products that fail to meet environmental standards; improve water quality improve nature conservation and biodiversity increase the regulation of chemicals;

This is an enabling Act which provides powers to make or amend subordinate Regulations. It also makes amendments to a number of existing pies of legislation. The principal amendments are to The Environmental Protection Act 1990 (A 1990 c.43). Other amendments are to the Environment Act 1995 (a 1995 c.25), The Clean Air Act 1993 (A 1993 c.11) and The Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (SI 1997/2778