Latest Legislation Updates
There were 27 amendments and new entries added to the Legislation Update Service in September. See below a selection of the latest legislation updates.
There were 27 amendments and new entries added to the Legislation Update Service in September. See below a selection of the latest legislation updates.
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Wales: Provisions of the Water (Special Measures) Act 2025 (a previous update) come into force on 1st September 2025 for water undertakers whose areas are wholly or mainly in Wales.
European Union: The list of European Assessment Documents (EADs) set out by Decision (EU) 2019/450 on publication of the European Assessment Documents (EADs) for construction products drafted in support of Regulation (EU) 305/2011 is updated.
European Union: The list of harmonised standards in Decision (EU) 2024/2944 on the harmonised standards for appliances burning gaseous fuels (a previous amendment) is updated, with 6 new harmonised standards added to the list.
Scotland: The exemption from fees for consignments of plants, plant products and other objects being moved from Scotland to Northern Ireland is removed, as a result of the Movement Assistance Scheme ending.
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Republic of Ireland: The financial year, from which directors of applicable companies are required to include sustainability reporting as part of their directors’ reports, is deferred.
United Kingdom: From 12th August 2025, the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2013 extends producer requirements to non-UK suppliers of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE) and online marketplace operators (OMPs) supplying the UK market. The definition of a producer is also updated, with small producers (placing under 5 tonnes annually on the UK market) able to register instead of joining a compliance scheme.
United Kingdom: Capacity providers can now terminate their capacity market agreement if they choose to participate in a Dispatchable Power Agreement (DPA) for gas generation with carbon capture, usage and storage (power CCUS). The changes also add power CCUS to the list of eligible technologies under the Contracts for Difference scheme.
Wales: Multiple sections of the Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Act 2024 will come into force on 31st July 2025. These include provisions on local authority air quality reviews, the preparation of action plans for air quality management areas, and Welsh Ministers’ powers of direction. They also commence measures regulating smoke and fuel in smoke control areas, along with guidance for local authorities and further smoke control provisions. Together, these changes strengthen local and national powers to address air quality issues in Wales.
Republic of Ireland: Fuel produced from palm oil mill effluents (POME) is no longer eligible for the partial biofuel obligation certificates.
Great Britain: The capacity of solar generating stations which require consent from the Secretary of State to be constructed, extended, or operated, is increased from 50 megawatts to 100 megawatts.
United Kingdom: Procedures are set out for the correction of calculations of CO2 emissions from heavy-duty vehicles which have been misreported by their manufacturer as vocational vehicles* under Assimilated Regulation 2019/1242 setting CO2 emission performance standards for new heavy-duty vehicles.
Great Britain / United Kingdom: Minor changes are made to the Electricity Act 1989 & the Energy Act 2008.
Scotland: The regulations are updated from 1st June 2025 to add additional definitions, including for best available techniques (BAT) and to update wording to cover the authorisation of water, waste and pollution prevention and control activities.
Great Britain: ‘Dechlorane Plus’ and ‘UV-328’ are temporarily removed from the list of controlled persistent organic pollutants, allowing them to continue to be placed on the market.
European Union: The approval of the active substance ‘flufenacet’ is not renewed and will expire on 15th June 2025.
United Kingdom: The penalties for late payment of tax are increased from 31st May 2025. This amendment has no direct relevance to environmental matters.
England: Changes are made to the circumstances under which developments are permitted for electrical outlets for recharging vehicles, electrical upstands for recharging vehicles, and the installation or alteration etc. of air source heat pumps on domestic premises.
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