These regulations will amend the Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations 2018.

Amendments will bring pollution prevention and control, waste management, discharges to controlled waters, water abstractions and waste carrier/broker/dealer licensing into an Integrated Authorisation Framework (IAF). The IAF will include four tiers of authorisation. The IAF previously only concerned radioactive substance activities.

These regulations will require waste materials facilities in Northern Ireland to comply with the Code of Practice on Sampling and Reporting at Materials Facilities. This code extends waste sampling, reporting and record keeping duties.

These regulations brought a further section of the Environment Act 2021 into force in Wales.

Sewerage undertakers whose area is wholly or mainly in Wales will need to prepare, publish and maintain drainage and sewerage management plans.

This Act amends the Water Industry Act 1991, Environment Act 1995 and Water Resources Act 1991.

The Act expands civil sanction enforcement powers against water companies. 'Special administration' powers will also be extended with the objective of recovering losses. Sewerage undertakers will be required to publish annual pollution incident reduction plant, which will need to be supported by implementation reports.

These regulations set low-carbon heat pump installation targets on manufacturers of fossil fuel boilers that exceed stated sale thresholds. This aims to incentivise the roll-out of low-carbon heating.

Targets will require a suitable number of low-carbon heat pump installation certificates to be surrendered in each year.

These regulations bring sections of the Circular Economy (Scotland) Act 2024 into force.

Fixed penalties may be used to enforce bans on single-use items, while the maximum penalty for fly tipping offences is increased. Charges may also be applied on the supply of certain single-use items in the future.

This Regulation will revoke and replace the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive 94/62/EC.  Packaging and packaging waste regimes are expanded to include requirements on recycled content, recyclability, avoiding waste and removing unnecessary packaging.

Manufacturers, distributors, importers and fulfilment service providers will be prohibited from placing packaging on the market that does not meet applicable standards.

This Directive will revoke and replace the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive 91/271/EEC.

The Recast Directive broadens the scope of urban wastewater treatment required by including smaller population agglomerations, expanding pollutant coverage, and introducing energy neutrality targets. The Directive also consolidates existing urban wastewater treatment policy and aims to clarify it.