June 2020 Legal Updates : This month’s legislation amendments The Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products (Amendment) Regulations 2020 This legislation has altered slightly with reference to conforming to statements regarding the replacement of information. The Environmental Protection (Disposal of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and other Dangerous Substances) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 Changes regarding the new EU […]
This month’s most legislation amendment The Scottish Landfill Tax (Standard Rate and Lower Rate) Order 2020 Changes were made to The Scottish Landfill Tax. The new rates are as follows: Standard rate: £94.15 Lower rate £3.00 These changed rates came into force on 1st April 2020 The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (England) Order 2020 […]
This month’s most legislation amendments The Carbon Accounting (Provision for 2018) Regulations These regulations affect the carbon accounting system which is used to monitor compliance with greenhouse gas emission reduction targets outlined in the Climate Change Act 2008. As laid out by the 2009 Carbon Accounting Regulations for the first year of the third carbon […]
This month’s most legislation amendments: The Landfill Disposals Tax (Tax Rates) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 New rates of Landfill Disposal Tax for Wales will come into effect on the 1st of April 2020. The new rates are: Standard rate (non-inert waste): £94.15 per tonne; Lower rate (inert waste): £3.00 per tonne; Unauthorised disposals rate: £141.20 […]
This month’s most legislation amendments: The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.)(Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2019 Only the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 was affected. New requirements were introduced in relation to the ‘Contravention of Invasive Alien Species Regulation’ only affecting Scotland. The new requirements clearly specify what is an offence and the key relevant definitions, permits […]
This month’s most legislation amendments: The Environmental Protection Act 1990 Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2019 Small amendments have been suggested to some of the definitions of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 relating to Scotland. The changes affect waste on land and the power of Secretary of State to require waste to be accepted, treated, disposed of […]
This month’s most legislation amendments: The Climate Change Act 2008 (2050 Target Amendment) Order 2019 The target has changed for the UK from 80% reduction to 100% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by the year 2050. The Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme and Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2019 The main […]
This month’s most legislation amendments are in reference to the UK leaving the EU: The Landfill Disposals Tax (Wales) Act 2017 (Reliefs) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019 Changes have been made regarding; mines and open cast quarries being filled and landfill now being referred to as taxable disposals. The REACH etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) (No. […]
This month’s Green Element is chuffed to hear The Climate Change Act 2008 (2050 Target Amendment) Order 2019 From June 2019 the UK has implemented a new target: To reduce carbon emissions by 100% by 2050. This is in accordance with the 1990 baseline. This is fabulous news – things are moving in the right […]
The Carriage of Dangerous Goods (Amendment) Regulations 2019 – This regulation now includes the transportation by water way of class 7 goods. The following heading has been altered; ‘Radiological Emergencies.’ It now reads; ‘Radiological Emergencies and Notifiable Events’ (Part 5). Schedule 2 has been altered, which will change on exit day. The REACH etc. (Amendment […]