These regulations will amend the assimilated, Great British version of the Recast Persistent Organic Pollutants Regulation (EU) 2019/1021.

Manufacturing, use and placing on the market restrictions will apply to three further chemicals (UV-328, dechlorane plus and methoxychlor).

This Act will revoke and replace the Planning and Development Act 2000 and its amendments, once brought into force. 

This Act will consolidate, maintain and update planning and development control obligations in Ireland. Statutory timescales will be introduced for planning consent processes, while strategic planning will be reformed. New requirements will support consents for developments with Imperative Reasons of Overriding Public Interest.

This order will amend legislation implementing the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS): the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Order 2020, assimilated Free Allocation Regulation (EU) 2019/331 and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Auctioning Regulations 2021.

Carbon dioxide venting from the upstream oil and gas sector and flights from Northern Ireland to Switzerland will be brought into the scheme. Rules on free allocations will be updated, including to reflect net-zero commitments.

These regulations will make it an offence to supply, offer to supply or possess for supply single-use vapes in the course of business in England. Single-use vapes are those that are not designed or intended to be re-used. This includes any vape that is not refillable, rechargeable or refillable and rechargeable.

The ban is also expected to be applied across Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland on this date.

These regulations reflect the expanded EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS). EU ETS permit, monitoring and allowance surrender requirements are extended to further sectors.

EU ETS duties now include municipal waste incinerators, shipping companies and organisations that release fuels for combustion in the buildings, road transport, energy industry, manufacturing or construction sectors. The revised rules also reflect the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM).

Six regulations support the application of the Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023 from 4 November 2024. This legislation will consolidate duties concerning the historic environment in Wales. The regimes combined concern scheduled monuments, listed buildings and conservation areas.

The Environment Agency has announced that the notification deadline for action plans under phase 3 of the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) has been deferred.

This deadline, which originally fell on 5 December 2024, has been delayed until 5 March 2025.

These regulations support the Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) Act 2022, which is now in force.

Licences are now required for activities that may abstract 2,000 cubic metres or greater in any 24-hour period. Where existing registered abstractions exceed this threshold, a licence application is required by 28 February 2025 at the latest.