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.

This Act includes financial policies relevant to the environment.

Updated rates of the climate change levy are set for 1 April 2026 onwards. Increased rates of the landfill tax, plastic packaging tax and aggregates tax are applied from 1 April 2025.

The Act also includes powers to prepare for the introduction of a UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (UK CBAM) from 2027.

These regulations will amend the Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products Regulations 2010 and Energy Information Regulations 2011. The amendments align the Northern Irish version of these regulations with updated EU Ecodesign and energy labelling requirements.

Updated Ecodesign requirements will apply to equipment including household tumble dryers, space heaters, smartphones, mobile phones, cordless phones and slate tablets.

This order will reintroduce onshore wind generating stations to the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) regime in England.

The capacity threshold determining whether an onshore wind or solar project constitutes an NSIP will also be set at 100 MW. Onshore solar projects currently constitute NSIPs where these have a capacity of 50 MW or greater.

This EU Regulation sets out rules for the application, assessment, reassessment and administration of authorised EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism declarants (CBAM declarants).

This supports the introduction of the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (EU CBAM). The EU CBAM is currently in the transitional phase, with the full regime operating from 2026.