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Latest Legislation Updates

There were 61 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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Legislation updates in September 2026 included:

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

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Updates from previous months

 

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.

 
Wales: Owners, managers and residents of ‘regulated buildings’ (buildings containing at least 2 residential units located in Wales, with exceptions listed in Schedule 1 including prisons, hospitals and care homes) must comply with prescribed fire and structural building safety requirements.
Great Britain: Assimilated Regulation 649/2021 is updated so that the same conditions apply for the import and export of all chemicals which required prior informed consent (PIC). The requirements to comply with additional conditions when importing specific chemicals or obtaining a special reference identification number for export declarations are removed.
United Kingdom: The benchmark value for lime used in the calculation of preliminary allocation of free allowances for incumbent installations in England for the 2027 scheme year is set to 0.798.
England: Hantavirus disease is added to the list of notifiable diseases meaning from 18th May 2026, registered medical practitioners must report suspected cases of Hantavirus. 
England : Details of hazard categories and how inspectors determine hazard categories are provided in The Housing Health and Safety Rating System (England) Regulations 2005 which is updated, amending the prescribed method for assessing the seriousness of hazards in housing.
Great Britain: From 21st May 2026, requirements under the Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025 are extended to include measures to assess and review ‘Ramsar sites’ (wetlands of international importance, designated under the Ramsar Convention).

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