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Latest Legislation Updates

There were 43 amendments and new entries added to the Legislation Update Service in October. See below a selection of the latest legislation updates.

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Legislation updates in October 2026 included:

United Kingdom: The Secretary of State’s response to the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) Report for 2026 must be presented to Parliament by 17th December 2026. This extends the initial deadline of 15th October 2026. There are no duties for organisations.
Global: A new version of ISO 9001 Quality management systems has been published by the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO). Organisations holding an existing certification to ISO 9001:2015 will need to be certified to the 2026 standard by September 2029, or as otherwise guided by their certification body. 
England: The rules on previously developed sites which will benefit from a discounted building safety levy are updated to exclude sites where a building was completely underground and sites where operations have been previously carried out unlawfully.
 
 

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Regulation (EU) 2026/1216 as regards setting out durability multipliers for gaseous pollutants of heavy-duty vehicles of categories M3, N2 and N3

EU, Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland: The multipliers used to calculate exhaust emission limits when testing heavy goods and passenger vehicles are updated. The changes relate to emissions limits during the additional lifetime of a vehicle to account for the deterioration of emission reduction systems beyond the main lifetime period.
 

Air Pollution Act 1987 (Solid Fuels) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

Republic of Ireland: Compliance requirements for solid fuels are adjusted due to the potential unavailability of accredited smoke emission testing. 
 

The Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Act 2024 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026

Scotland: Technical changes are made to replace references to the Hill Farming Act 1946 with reference to the Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Act 2024. The 2024 Act sets out licensing requirements for the use of traps and making of muirbur. 
 

The Employment Rights Act 2025 (Commencement No. 5 and Transitional Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

Great Britain: The time limit for making claims in employment tribunals is increased from 3 months to 6 months from 1st October 2026.
 

The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Emissions and Verification) Regulations 2026

United Kingdom: Administrative requirements are set out for the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) in relation to: calculating embodied emissions; monitoring and verification of emissions data; and record keeping requirements for verification reports.

 

Regulation (EU) 2026/1975 authorising an exemption pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2024/573 with regards to the use of fluorinated greenhouse gases in certain equipment used for drying compressed air

EU, Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland: Stationary chillers with a rated capacity of up to and including 12 kW using fluorinated greenhouse gases with a GWP of 150 or more, used for drying compressed air, are exempt from the prohibition that comes into force on 1st January 2027 and therefore can still be placed on the market.

 

The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) (Amendment) (England) Order 2026

Great Britain: The list of sports grounds designated as requiring a safety certificate has been updated to reflect changes in the football leagues.
 

The Environmental Offences (Fixed Penalties) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2026

Great Britain: From 1st September 2026, the upper limit of the amount of a fixed penalty that may be issued for a waste deposit offence is increased from £1,000 to £5,000.
 

The Electricity Capacity (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026

United Kingdom: Technical and procedural changes are made. The changes allow capacity providers to apply to pre-qualify to enter a CFD where the CFD will commence after their capacity agreement ends. This amendment has no direct relevance to environmental matters.
 

The Energy Act 2023 (Commencement No. 5, Saving Provisions) Regulations 2026

United Kingdom: From 30th September 2026, the Secretary of State’s powers to charge fees for offshore oil and gas abandonment programmes under the Petroleum Act 1998 are removed
 
United Kingdom: From the 20th January 2027 the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008 will no longer apply in Northern Ireland. Changes are also made so that machinery complying with the EU Machinery Regulation can continue to be placed on the market in Great Britain.
 

England & Wales: Technical changes are made to support the new system of spatial development strategies. They allow new rules to be made for examination of spatial development strategies and require marine plan authorities preparing a marine plan to notify neighbouring authorities.

England: From 1st October 2026, those operating permitted waste facilities in England are required to use the digital waste tracking system to record each load of household, industrial or commercial waste that they receive.
United Kingdom: The UK’s seventh carbon budget is set at 535 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent for the budgetary period from 2038 to 2042. This places a legal limit on the UK’s total net greenhouse gas emissions during that period and supports the UK’s net zero targets

England : From 29th May 2026, the scope of the register is expanded to allow land to be registered and biodiversity units to be allocated to Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs). Organisations may apply to be included in the register, in order to be allowed to use any off-site biodiversity gains for their NSIPs.

Republic of Ireland: References to rent pressure zones are removed to allow the exemption from planning permission for change of use to a short-term let for a principal private residence to apply nationwide. It is no longer dependent on the geographical designation of rent pressure zones

Global : The Forest Stewardship Council has updated the requirements for how certified organisations use the FSC labels and promotional claims. The changes are intended to make the rules clearer and to ensure that environmental claims are accurate.

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