Latest Legislation Updates
There were 45 amendments and new entries added to the Legislation Update Service in August. See below a selection of the latest legislation updates.
There were 45 amendments and new entries added to the Legislation Update Service in August. See below a selection of the latest legislation updates.
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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.
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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.
United Kingdom: From 13th May 2025, those who store carbon under a licence must retain information on carbon storage and carbon storage samples.
England & Wales: This amendment makes changes to existing assimilated legislation
Wales: Updated requirements on infrastructure for electronic communications (Part R) in new buildings containing at least 1 residential unit will apply to works starting after 1st July 2025. Works notified before 1st July 2025 and starting before 1st July 2026 are exempt.
England: Changes made by the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 in relation to Crown developments in England (planning applications for developments on land owned by the Crown) come into effect from 1st May 2025.
Great Britain: Charges for various licences issued by Natural England under the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017, the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (c. 69) and the Protection of Badgers Act 1992 are increased and reduced. Exemptions, reductions and remissions of charges are also set out.
Republic of Ireland: Definitions have been updated to align with the Building Regulations 1997. Building control requirements are extended to include certain alterations to storage buildings.
United Kingdom: Changes are made to amend the first reporting year under the Regulations from 2019 to 2020 and to correct the formula for calculating emissions credits and debts for the years 2025 to 2029.
United Kingdom: Interest rates are increased for tax liabilities and recoveries relating to air passenger duty, insurance premium tax, VAT (recovered or recoverable by assessment), and landfill tax. The new calculation to be used to determine the level of interest is the reference rate (RR) +4%.
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