The modifications take account of a number of EU Directives, specifically the Groundwater Directive and the Priority Substances Directive.

These Regulations make minor amendments to Regulations 6(1), 10(1) and 11(2) of The Environmental Damage (Prevention and Remediation) (England) Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/810).

The amendment makes a minor change to a definition in Regulation 2(1).

This statutory instrument corrects errors in Schedule 1 to The Planning (Hazardous Substances) Regulations 2015. (SI 2015/627).

These Regulations amend Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Wales) Regulations 2012 (SI 2012/793).

The amendment removes the six month time limit for lodging an appeal following the failure of a local planning authority to determine an application for listed building consent.

These Regulations amend the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (Wales) Order 2012(SI 2012/810)

The amendment cover a range of aspects including bringing internal operations of a certain size and description within planning control, the maintenance by the Planning Authority of a website for the publication of planning applications and changes to times allowed for determining applications and appeals.

These Regulations make provision, in relation to Wales, for the administration of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy.

The amendment confers permitted development rights for the maintenance, repair or reinstatement of ancient monuments.

These Regulations amend the Town and Country Planning (Appeals) (Scotland) Regulations 2013 (SSI 2013/156) to extend the application of those Regulations to appeals under section 5B of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997.

These Regulations lay down the procedure and time limits in connection with the determination of certain prescribed applications that are referred to the Welsh Ministers and appeals where the matters are to be considered on the basis of written representations.

These Regulations revoke and replace the Town and Country Planning (Listed Buildings and Buildings in Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Regulations 1987 (SI 1987/1529).

These Regulations provide for the procedures to be followed in relation to applications for listed building consent, applications for conservation area consent and applications or variation and discharge of conditions made on or after 1st October 2015.

This Order designates European directives on waste and WEEE for the purposes of paragraph 20(1)(b) of Schedule 1 to the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999 (c.24).

These Regulations amend the Agricultural or Forestry Tractors (Emission of Gaseous and Particulate Pollutants) Regulations 2002 (SI 2002/1891) and the Tractor etc (EC Type-Approval) Regulations 2005 (SI 2005/390).

Regulation 2 transposes the changes to Annexes I, II and III to Directive 2000/25/EC and the changes to Annexes I, II and III to Directive 2003/37/EC .

These Rules correct minor errors in the Town and Country Planning (Hazardous Substances Inquiry Session Procedure) (Scotland) Rules 2015 (SSI 2015/182)

These Rules make very minor corrections to: i. The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 1994 (SI 1994/2716) ii. The Town and Country Planning (Modification and Discharge of Planning Obligations) (Scotland) Regulations 2010 (SSI 2010/432) iii. The Town and Country Planning (Modification and Discharge of Good Neighbour Agreement) (Scotland) Regulations 2010 (SSI 2010/433) iv. The Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations 2013 (SSI 2013/155)

They also make more substantial amendments to: i. The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2011 (SSI 2011/139) ii. The Town and Country Planning (Appeals) (Scotland) Regulations 2013 (SSI 2013/1560 iii. Town and Country Planning (Schemes of Delegation and Local Review Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations 2013 (SSI 2013/157)

These Regulations make minor corrections to: i. Section 62A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 ii. Batteries and Accumulators (Placing on the Market) Regulations 2008 (SI 2008/2164) iii. Cremation (England and Wales) Regulations 2008 (SI 2008/2841) iv. Waste Batteries and Accumulators Regulations 2009 (SI 2009/890) v. The Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011 (SI 2011/988) vi. Controlled Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2012 (SI 2012/811)

They also make more substantial amendments to: i. The Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005 (SI 2005/894) ii. The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010 (SI 2010/675) They revoke: i. The List of Wastes (England) Regulations 2005 (SI 2005/8950 ii. The List of Wastes (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2005 (SI 2005/1673)

Changes are made to the rules governing the use of electronic prescriptions for products specified in the Misuse of Drugs Regulations

A monthly catch limit will apply depending on the gear(s) a vessel uses: • ICES divisions IVb, IVc, VIId, VIIe VIIf and VIIh • waters within 12 nautical miles from baseline under the soverignity of the United Kingdom in ICES divisions VIIa and VIIg

The limits apply to all vessel lengths and apply to the combined catches from any of the relevant ICES areas during a calendar month. For vessels which use multiple gear types during a calendar month the lowest catch limit for any of those gears used will apply.

The first new entry covers a series of mixed alkyl diesters (EC 271-094-0, CAS 68515-51-5; EC 272-013-1, CAS 68648-93-1) which were added to the list due to their reproductive toxicity properties where they contain ≥ 0.3% of dihexyl phthalate (EC No. 201-559-5). These substances are used for example as plasticisers and lubricants, including use in adhesives, coatings, building material, cable compounding, polymer foils, PVC compounds and artist supply (e.g. modelling clay and finger paints).

The second SVHC has been added as a group entry with very persistent and very bioaccumulative properties. This group of substances covers for example, the product with the trade name "karanal", the main use for which is as a fragrance ingredient.

A copy of this guidance document can be found in the Guidance Section on the Simplifi-Solutions web site.

http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/l111.htm

These substances have previously been classified as SVHCs, considered harmful to human health, and a maximum concentration of 0.1 % by weight will be established for each of these in EEE. These restrictions come into force at the end of 2016, except for medical devices (including in vitro medical devices) which came into force in 2012.

Laboratories will therefore need to be able to measure these substances accurately in EEE around the 0.1 % level in order to show compliance with the Directive. Both high performance liquid chromatography and gaschromatography-mass spectrometry can be used for such measurements. Experience in our laboratory has shown that often the biggest challenge in the analysis of EEE is the extraction of restricted substances from plastic cabling used in EEE applications.

If built, turbines in the proposed six-mile horseshoe shaped sea wall around Swansea Bay in Wales could generate around 500GWh per year of low carbon electricity.

They found that nearly half of shift workers (48%) were overweight, compared to 35% of workers on a traditional schedule. Shift workers – who work outside the "normal" 9am to 5pm regime – also were more likely to have sleep problems, including insomnia (24% versus 16%), inadequate sleep (53% vs. 43%) and sleepiness (32% vs. 24%).

Having sleep problems was connected with being overweight, obese or diabetic, and the connection appeared to be stronger in shift workers who slept fewer than seven hours – suggesting that adequate sleep can help reduce negative metabolic consequences of shift work, a press release states.

This consultation is seeking views on two options: • legislation to place the existing ‘vapour recovery scheme’ on a legal footing • an alternative option to address the issue within existing warehousing approval terms and conditions

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/vapour-recovery-scheme-consultation-on-the-options-for-replacing-the-extra-statutory-concession

The Environment Agency alleged that the waste had been mis-described in order to justify its use as a growing medium compost for a mushroom farm and to avoid higher legitimate disposal fees.

The farmland did not have an environmental permit or the relevant exemption for the waste to be deposited. The waste carriers failed to exercise due diligence in ensuring that waste had been properly described or that the farmer had an environmental permit or an exemption for the waste to be deposited there.

The prosecution followed the death of a vulnerable patient.

The court was told that although the Trust was monitoring legionella and water temperatures across its various sites between October 2010 and November 2011 a total of 114 positive legionella tests and a further 651 records of water temperatures outside the required parameters were not adequately acted upon.

HSE stated that the incident stemmed from three material breaches of health and safety law. These were inadequate risk assessment for collecting and replacing dies in storage racks, an inadequate safe system of work for the use of a Narrow Aisle High Level Reach Truck and the company’s organisation of lifting operations in the die storage area.