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.