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Legislation


23 Sep 2015 SI 2015/1692. The Merchant Shipping (Code of Safe Working Practices) (Amendments and Revocation) Regulations 2015. Comes into force 20th October. These Regulations amend The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Health and Safety at Work) Regulations 1997 (SI 1997/2962) and revoke The Merchant Shipping (Code of Safe Working Practices for Merchant Seamen) Regulations 1998 (SI 1998/1838).
21 Sep 2015 SI 2015/1693. The Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015 Comes into force 1st October. These Regulations impose duties on certain landlords of residential premises in respect of smoke and carbon monoxide alarms. The duties do not apply to a landlord who is a registered provider of social housing. The Regulations require local housing authorities to enforce the requirements.
20 Sep 2015 SR 2015/332. The Animal By-Products (Enforcement) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015. Comes into force 14th October. These Regulations revoke and remake The Animal By-Products (Enforcement) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 (SR 2011/124) as amended.
18 Sep 2015 SI 2015/1597. The Planning (Hazardous Substances) (Wales) Regulations 2015. Came into force 4th September. These Regulations consolidate, with amendments, the Planning (Hazardous Substances) Regulations 1992 (SI 1992/656) and subsequent amendments as they apply to Wales. These Regulations also implement the land-use aspects of Directive 2012/18/EU of the European Parliament and the Council on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances (the “Seveso III Directive”).
15 Sep 2015 SI 2015/1673. The Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 3) Order 2015. Came into force 30th September. This Order establishes, under section 22 of the Petroleum Act 1987, safety zones having a radius of 500 metres from a specified point around the four installations (which are subsea installations). These are Ettrick I2 Water Injection Well, FNT Development (Block 9/13, Beryl Field), Kraken DC3 Production Well (Block 9/2b, Kraken Field) and Well W197 (Block 23/26a, Machar Field).
15 Sep 2015 SI 2015/1681. The Energy Performance of Buildings (England and Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2015. Comes into force 9th October. These Regulations amend the Energy Performance of Buildings (England and Wales) Regulations 2012 (SI 2012/3118). The amendments, the addition of Regulations 34A, B and C, are made with respect to enforcement of the regulations on local authority buildings.
11 Sep 2015 SI 2015/1669. The Organic Products (Amendment) Regulations 2015. Comes into force 1st October. These Regulations amend the Organic Products Regulations 2009 (SI 2009/842).
10 Sep 2015 SI 2015/1661. The Oil and Gas Authority (Levy) Regulations 2015. Comes into force 1st October. These Regulations make provision for imposing a levy on licensees of offshore licences.
10 Sep 2015 SI 2015/1659. The Feed-in Tariffs (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2015. Comes into force 30th September. This Order amends the Feed-in Tariffs Order 2012 (SI 2012/ 2782). The Order removes the ability of a prospective generator to apply for preliminary accreditation of an installation for feed-in tariffs before the installation is commissioned by inserting a cut-off date of 30th September so that article 9 only applies in respect of applications received by the Authority on or before that date.
10 Sep 2015 SI 2015/1657. The Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2015. Comes into force on 1st October. These Regulations further amend the Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) Regulations 2002 (SI 2002/2742) to make provision for the vehicle identity check scheme to be abolished from 26th October 2015.
10 Sep 2015 SI 2015/1656. The Harbour Directions (Designation of Harbour Authorities) (No. 2) Order 2015.. Comes into force 1st October. This Order designates the harbour authorities for the harbours described in the Schedule as authorities which may give harbour directions in respect of ships in accordance with sections 40A to 40D of the Harbours Act 1964 (A 1964 c.40).
10 Sep 2015 SSI 2015/327. The Tuberculosis in Specified Animals (Scotland) Order 2015. Comes into force 9th October. This Order confers powers on the Scottish Ministers in relation to tuberculosis in deer, goats, pigs, sheep, alpacas, guanacos, llamas and vicuñas
09 Sep 2015 EU 2015/1494. Commission Regulation amending Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) as regards benzene. Comes into force 24th September. Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 is amended to allow for the placing on the market and the use of natural gas with a concentration of benzene below 0.1 % by volume. The high cost of reducing the concentration of benzene in natural gas to below 0.1 % by weight has been deemed disproportionate and, unnecessary for the purposes of risk management.
09 Sep 2015 SI 2015/1660. The Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act 2013 (Transitional and Savings Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2015. Comes into force 1st October. This Order makes transitional and savings provisions in connection with the commencement of Part 4 of the Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act 2013 which in turn makes amendments to Part 5 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000
09 Sep 2015 SI 2015/1653. The Motor Vehicles (Variation of Speed Limits for Naval, Military and Air Force Vehicles) (England and Wales) Regulations 2015. Comes into force on 1st October. This regulation amends parts of Schedule 6 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 so that naval, military or air force motor vehicles that are track-laying vehicles, or are used to draw trailers that are track-laying vehicles are able to travel at a maximum speed of 40 mph on roads in England and Wales..
09 Sep 2015 SI 2015/1658. The 823–832 MHz and 1785–1805 MHz etc. Frequency Bands (Management) Regulations 2015. Comes into force 2nd of October. These Regulations implement in the United Kingdom the Commission Implementing Decision 2014/641/EU of 1st September 2014 on harmonised technical conditions of radio spectrum use by wireless audio programme making and special events equipment in the European Union
09 Sep 2015 SSI 2015/323. The Water Environment (Relevant Enactments and Designation of Responsible Authorities and Functions) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2015. Comes into force 10th October. This Order amends Schedule 2 to the Water Environment (Relevant Enactments and Designation of Responsible Authorities and Functions) (Scotland) Order 2011 to omit the entry relating to District Salmon Fishery Boards
07 Sep 2015 SI 2015/ 1637. The Deregulation Act 2015 (Health and Safety at Work) (General Duties of Self-Employed Persons) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2015. Comes into force on 1st October. This regulation amends eleven other regulations made under section 15 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974. These are: i. Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981 ii. Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992 iii. Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 iv. Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 v. Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 vi. Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 vii. Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 viii. Work at Height Regulations 2005 ix. Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 x. Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 xi. Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) Regulations 2014
04 Sep 2015 SI 2015/1640. The Packaging (Essential Requirements) Regulations 2015. Comes into force 1st October. These Regulations revoke and replace the Packaging (Essential Requirements) Regulations 2003 (SI 2003/1941). These Regulations consolidate the amendment Regulations and introduce a definition of “plastic” and “plastic carrier bags”.
04 Sep 2015 SSI 2015/320. The Sea Fishing (EU Control Measures) (Scotland) Order 2015. Comes into force 5th October.
03 Sep 2015 SSI 2015/315. The Reservoirs (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2015. Comes into force 1st October. Amends SSI 2015/90 in relation to applications for a review of SEPA’s decisions giving risk designations and also in relation to appeals following SEPA’s review of such decisions.
03 Sep 2015 EU 2015/1475. Commission Regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 284/2013 as regards the transitional measures applying to procedures concerning plant protection products. Comes into force 24th September. Regulation (EU) No 545/2011 shall continue to apply as regards procedures concerning the renewal of authorisations of plant protection product as stated in Article 43(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, following the renewal of an active substance carried out according to Regulation (EU) No 1141/2010
01 Sep 2015 SI 2015/1635. The Town and Country Planning (Operation Stack) Special Development Order 2015. Comes into force 2nd September. This Order grants planning permission for nine months for use of land on the Manston Airport site for the stationing of goods vehicles, use of the control tower building as a co-ordination centre and the provision of other temporary structures.

23 Sep 2015

SI 2015/1692. The Merchant Shipping (Code of Safe Working Practices) (Amendments and Revocation) Regulations 2015. Comes into force 20th October. These Regulations amend The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Health and Safety at Work) Regulations 1997 (SI 1997/2962) and revoke The Merchant Shipping (Code of Safe Working Practices for Merchant Seamen) Regulations 1998 (SI 1998/1838).

21 Sep 2015

SI 2015/1693. The Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015 Comes into force 1st October. These Regulations impose duties on certain landlords of residential premises in respect of smoke and carbon monoxide alarms. The duties do not apply to a landlord who is a registered provider of social housing. The Regulations require local housing authorities to enforce the requirements.

20 Sep 2015

SR 2015/332. The Animal By-Products (Enforcement) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015. Comes into force 14th October. These Regulations revoke and remake The Animal By-Products (Enforcement) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 (SR 2011/124) as amended.

18 Sep 2015

SI 2015/1597. The Planning (Hazardous Substances) (Wales) Regulations 2015. Came into force 4th September. These Regulations consolidate, with amendments, the Planning (Hazardous Substances) Regulations 1992 (SI 1992/656) and subsequent amendments as they apply to Wales.

These Regulations also implement the land-use aspects of Directive 2012/18/EU of the European Parliament and the Council on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances (the “Seveso III Directive”).

15 Sep 2015

SI 2015/1673. The Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 3) Order 2015. Came into force 30th September. This Order establishes, under section 22 of the Petroleum Act 1987, safety zones having a radius of 500 metres from a specified point around the four installations (which are subsea installations).

These are Ettrick I2 Water Injection Well, FNT Development (Block 9/13, Beryl Field), Kraken DC3 Production Well (Block 9/2b, Kraken Field) and Well W197 (Block 23/26a, Machar Field).

15 Sep 2015

SI 2015/1681. The Energy Performance of Buildings (England and Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2015. Comes into force 9th October. These Regulations amend the Energy Performance of Buildings (England and Wales) Regulations 2012 (SI 2012/3118).

The amendments, the addition of Regulations 34A, B and C, are made with respect to enforcement of the regulations on local authority buildings.

11 Sep 2015

SI 2015/1669. The Organic Products (Amendment) Regulations 2015. Comes into force 1st October. These Regulations amend the Organic Products Regulations 2009 (SI 2009/842).

10 Sep 2015

SI 2015/1661. The Oil and Gas Authority (Levy) Regulations 2015.

Comes into force 1st October. These Regulations make provision for imposing a levy on licensees of offshore licences.

10 Sep 2015

SI 2015/1659. The Feed-in Tariffs (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2015. Comes into force 30th September. This Order amends the Feed-in Tariffs Order 2012 (SI 2012/ 2782).

The Order removes the ability of a prospective generator to apply for preliminary accreditation of an installation for feed-in tariffs before the installation is commissioned by inserting a cut-off date of 30th September so that article 9 only applies in respect of applications received by the Authority on or before that date.

10 Sep 2015

SI 2015/1657. The Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2015. Comes into force on 1st October. These Regulations further amend the Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) Regulations 2002 (SI 2002/2742) to make provision for the vehicle identity check scheme to be abolished from 26th October 2015.

10 Sep 2015

SI 2015/1656. The Harbour Directions (Designation of Harbour Authorities) (No. 2) Order 2015.. Comes into force 1st October.

This Order designates the harbour authorities for the harbours described in the Schedule as authorities which may give harbour directions in respect of ships in accordance with sections 40A to 40D of the Harbours Act 1964 (A 1964 c.40).

10 Sep 2015

SSI 2015/327. The Tuberculosis in Specified Animals (Scotland) Order 2015. Comes into force 9th October. This Order confers powers on the Scottish Ministers in relation to tuberculosis in deer, goats, pigs, sheep, alpacas, guanacos, llamas and vicuñas

09 Sep 2015

EU 2015/1494. Commission Regulation amending Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) as regards benzene. Comes into force 24th September.

Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 is amended to allow for the placing on the market and the use of natural gas with a concentration of benzene below 0.1 % by volume. The high cost of reducing the concentration of benzene in natural gas to below 0.1 % by weight has been deemed disproportionate and, unnecessary for the purposes of risk management.

09 Sep 2015

SI 2015/1660. The Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act 2013 (Transitional and Savings Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2015. Comes into force 1st October. This Order makes transitional and savings provisions in connection with the commencement of Part 4 of the Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act 2013 which in turn makes amendments to Part 5 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000

09 Sep 2015

SI 2015/1653. The Motor Vehicles (Variation of Speed Limits for Naval, Military and Air Force Vehicles) (England and Wales) Regulations 2015. Comes into force on 1st October. This regulation amends parts of Schedule 6 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 so that naval, military or air force motor vehicles that are track-laying vehicles, or are used to draw trailers that are track-laying vehicles are able to travel at a maximum speed of 40 mph on roads in England and Wales..

09 Sep 2015

SI 2015/1658. The 823–832 MHz and 1785–1805 MHz etc. Frequency Bands (Management) Regulations 2015. Comes into force 2nd of October. These Regulations implement in the United Kingdom the Commission Implementing Decision 2014/641/EU of 1st September 2014 on harmonised technical conditions of radio spectrum use by wireless audio programme making and special events equipment in the European Union

09 Sep 2015

SSI 2015/323. The Water Environment (Relevant Enactments and Designation of Responsible Authorities and Functions) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2015. Comes into force 10th October.

This Order amends Schedule 2 to the Water Environment (Relevant Enactments and Designation of Responsible Authorities and Functions) (Scotland) Order 2011 to omit the entry relating to District Salmon Fishery Boards

07 Sep 2015

SI 2015/ 1637. The Deregulation Act 2015 (Health and Safety at Work) (General Duties of Self-Employed Persons) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2015. Comes into force on 1st October.

This regulation amends eleven other regulations made under section 15 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974. These are: i. Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981 ii. Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992 iii. Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 iv. Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 v. Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 vi. Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 vii. Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 viii. Work at Height Regulations 2005 ix. Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 x. Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 xi. Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) Regulations 2014

04 Sep 2015

SI 2015/1640. The Packaging (Essential Requirements) Regulations 2015. Comes into force 1st October. These Regulations revoke and replace the Packaging (Essential Requirements) Regulations 2003 (SI 2003/1941). These Regulations consolidate the amendment Regulations and introduce a definition of “plastic” and “plastic carrier bags”.

04 Sep 2015

SSI 2015/320. The Sea Fishing (EU Control Measures) (Scotland) Order 2015. Comes into force 5th October.

03 Sep 2015

SSI 2015/315. The Reservoirs (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2015. Comes into force 1st October. Amends SSI 2015/90 in relation to applications for a review of SEPA’s decisions giving risk designations and also in relation to appeals following SEPA’s review of such decisions.

03 Sep 2015

EU 2015/1475. Commission Regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 284/2013 as regards the transitional measures applying to procedures concerning plant protection products. Comes into force 24th September.

Regulation (EU) No 545/2011 shall continue to apply as regards procedures concerning the renewal of authorisations of plant protection product as stated in Article 43(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, following the renewal of an active substance carried out according to Regulation (EU) No 1141/2010

01 Sep 2015

SI 2015/1635. The Town and Country Planning (Operation Stack) Special Development Order 2015. Comes into force 2nd September. This Order grants planning permission for nine months for use of land on the Manston Airport site for the stationing of goods vehicles, use of the control tower building as a co-ordination centre and the provision of other temporary structures.

Press Releases


08 Sep 2015 European Chemical Agency (ECHA) announces that a new practical guide is available on how to prepare a downstream user chemical safety report. It describes the approaches that downstream users can take to determine the risks and document their assessment. http://echa.europa.eu/view-article/-/journal_content/title/how-to-prepare-a-downstream-user-chemical-safety-report
03 Sep 2015 ECHA. As from 1st September biocidal products consisting of, containing, or generating a “relevant substance”, cannot be made placed on the EU market unless the substance supplier or product supplier is included in the list for the product type(s) to which the product belongs. Exceptions apply for biocidal products where the active substance dossier has not yet been validated by a Member State Competent Authority (i.e. active substance not yet considered as "relevant"), for example due to transitional arrangements for biocidal products which were not covered by the previous Biocides Directive and substances where the original substance identity has been changed. The official pdf list is published together with an excel list to help companies and authorities to search the relevant information. http://echa.europa.eu/information-on-chemicals/active-substance-suppliers

08 Sep 2015

European Chemical Agency (ECHA) announces that a new practical guide is available on how to prepare a downstream user chemical safety report.

It describes the approaches that downstream users can take to determine the risks and document their assessment.

http://echa.europa.eu/view-article/-/journal_content/title/how-to-prepare-a-downstream-user-chemical-safety-report

03 Sep 2015

ECHA. As from 1st September biocidal products consisting of, containing, or generating a “relevant substance”, cannot be made placed on the EU market unless the substance supplier or product supplier is included in the list for the product type(s) to which the product belongs.

Exceptions apply for biocidal products where the active substance dossier has not yet been validated by a Member State Competent Authority (i.e. active substance not yet considered as "relevant"), for example due to transitional arrangements for biocidal products which were not covered by the previous Biocides Directive and substances where the original substance identity has been changed.

The official pdf list is published together with an excel list to help companies and authorities to search the relevant information. http://echa.europa.eu/information-on-chemicals/active-substance-suppliers

In The News


23 Sep 2015 The HSE has published a second edition of HSG230 "Keeping electrical switchgear safe". A copy of this document can be found in Guidance Section of the Simplifi-Solutions web site. http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/hsg230.htm
03 Sep 2015 A director whose company was selling non-existent carbon credits has been disqualified for the maximum period of 15 years by the High Court, after taking nearly £200,000. Jason Pistolas was the director of London-based Earnshaw Equities Limited which purported to invest in carbon credits for individuals. Although the company advertised its membership of two carbon credit trading registries, Earnshaw had no account and therefore no access to the carbon credits market. According to company statements, £177,497 was received into the company bank account of which three-quarters was withdrawn in cash. During the Insolvency Service investigation following Pistolas declaring voluntary liquidation, creditors came forward with a total of £63,113 owed to them. At this point, the company had assets estimated at approximately £5,600 and liabilities of £8,051, resulting in an estimated overall shortfall of £2,451.Because Pistolas also failed to keep adequate financial records, it is not possible for further creditors to be identified.

23 Sep 2015

The HSE has published a second edition of HSG230 "Keeping electrical switchgear safe". A copy of this document can be found in Guidance Section of the Simplifi-Solutions web site.

http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/hsg230.htm

03 Sep 2015

A director whose company was selling non-existent carbon credits has been disqualified for the maximum period of 15 years by the High Court, after taking nearly £200,000.

Jason Pistolas was the director of London-based Earnshaw Equities Limited which purported to invest in carbon credits for individuals. Although the company advertised its membership of two carbon credit trading registries, Earnshaw had no account and therefore no access to the carbon credits market.

According to company statements, £177,497 was received into the company bank account of which three-quarters was withdrawn in cash. During the Insolvency Service investigation following Pistolas declaring voluntary liquidation, creditors came forward with a total of £63,113 owed to them. At this point, the company had assets estimated at approximately £5,600 and liabilities of £8,051, resulting in an estimated overall shortfall of £2,451.Because Pistolas also failed to keep adequate financial records, it is not possible for further creditors to be identified.

Consultations


30 Sep 2015 DEFRA is consulting on new basic rules for farmers to tackle diffuse water pollution from agriculture in England Consultation closes 24th November (Source: https://consult.defra.gov.uk/water/rules-for-diffuse-water-pollution-from-agriculture)
21 Sep 2015 The Marine and Coast Guard Agency is consulting on the proposed Hovercraft Code. This Code is a non-statutory equivalent safety standard for small hovercraft wishing to operate in UK waters only, and will be applicable by way of an exemption to the existing international requirements. Consultation closes 18th October https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/statutory-consultation-proposed-hovercraft-code
18 Sep 2015 The Ministry of Justice is consulting on how to improve the rules relating to costs protection in certain environmental challenges. Consultation closes 10th December. https://consult.justice.gov.uk/digital-communications/costs-protection-in-environmental-claims
14 Sep 2015 The Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is consulting changes to the contracts for difference (CFD) Supplier Obligation, to improve efficiency and transparency, reducing consumers’ CFD costs. Consultation closes 23rd October https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/contracts-for-difference-supplier-obligation-improving-efficiency-transparency
14 Sep 2015 The Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) is consulting on the implementation of amendments to the environmental permitting guidance on waste incineration. Consultation closes 26th October. https://consult.defra.gov.uk/atmosphere-local-environment-team/waste-incineration-guidance
14 Sep 2015 The Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) is consulting on draft regulations for implementing and regulating the transitional national plan for large combustion plants. Consultation closes 26th October. https://consult.defra.gov.uk/industrial-pollution-control/transitional-national-plan-consultation
09 Sep 2015 The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) is consulting on its draft National Geological Screening (NGS) Guidance. Consultation closes 4th December. http://www.nda.gov.uk/rwm/national-geological-screening/consultation/
08 Sep 2015 The Marine and Coast Guard Agency is consulting on a code of practice for workboats. Consultation closes 5th October. https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/proposed-work-boat-code-of-practice-regulations
07 Sep 2015 The Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is consulting on a review of the Feed-in Tariffs scheme. This consultation proposes a set of measures to control costs under the Feed-in Tariff, including revised tariffs based on updated technology cost data, a more stringent degression mechanism and deployment caps leading to the phased closure of the scheme in 2018-19. Consultation closes 23rd October. https://econsultation.decc.gov.uk/office-for-renewable-energy-deployment-ored/fit-review-2015
07 Sep 2015 The Environment Agency is consulting on the granting of an Environmental Permit for an existing waste management facility located in Northamptonshire to accept Low Activity Low Level Radioactive Waste. Consultation closes 30th October. https://consult.environment-agency.gov.uk/portal/npsapp/aug/augean_south_limited
04 Sep 2015 The Welsh Government is consulting on whether changes to the Water Resources (Control of Pollution) (Silage, Slurry and Agricultural Fuel Oil) (Wales) Regulations 2010 (SI 2010/1493 (W 136)) would be beneficial for the practical and efficient use, and management, of slurry and silage. Consultation closes 20th November. http://gov.wales/consultations/environmentandcountryside/150826-151120-review-of-ssafo-wales-regulations-2010/?lang=en

30 Sep 2015

DEFRA is consulting on new basic rules for farmers to tackle diffuse water pollution from agriculture in England

Consultation closes 24th November

(Source: https://consult.defra.gov.uk/water/rules-for-diffuse-water-pollution-from-agriculture)

21 Sep 2015

The Marine and Coast Guard Agency is consulting on the proposed Hovercraft Code. This Code is a non-statutory equivalent safety standard for small hovercraft wishing to operate in UK waters only, and will be applicable by way of an exemption to the existing international requirements. Consultation closes 18th October https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/statutory-consultation-proposed-hovercraft-code

18 Sep 2015

The Ministry of Justice is consulting on how to improve the rules relating to costs protection in certain environmental challenges. Consultation closes 10th December. https://consult.justice.gov.uk/digital-communications/costs-protection-in-environmental-claims

14 Sep 2015

The Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is consulting changes to the contracts for difference (CFD) Supplier Obligation, to improve efficiency and transparency, reducing consumers’ CFD costs.

Consultation closes 23rd October https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/contracts-for-difference-supplier-obligation-improving-efficiency-transparency

14 Sep 2015

The Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) is consulting on the implementation of amendments to the environmental permitting guidance on waste incineration.

Consultation closes 26th October. https://consult.defra.gov.uk/atmosphere-local-environment-team/waste-incineration-guidance

14 Sep 2015

The Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) is consulting on draft regulations for implementing and regulating the transitional national plan for large combustion plants.

Consultation closes 26th October. https://consult.defra.gov.uk/industrial-pollution-control/transitional-national-plan-consultation

09 Sep 2015

The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) is consulting on its draft National Geological Screening (NGS) Guidance. Consultation closes 4th December. http://www.nda.gov.uk/rwm/national-geological-screening/consultation/

08 Sep 2015

The Marine and Coast Guard Agency is consulting on a code of practice for workboats. Consultation closes 5th October. https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/proposed-work-boat-code-of-practice-regulations

07 Sep 2015

The Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is consulting on a review of the Feed-in Tariffs scheme. This consultation proposes a set of measures to control costs under the Feed-in Tariff, including revised tariffs based on updated technology cost data, a more stringent degression mechanism and deployment caps leading to the phased closure of the scheme in 2018-19. Consultation closes 23rd October. https://econsultation.decc.gov.uk/office-for-renewable-energy-deployment-ored/fit-review-2015

07 Sep 2015

The Environment Agency is consulting on the granting of an Environmental Permit for an existing waste management facility located in Northamptonshire to accept Low Activity Low Level Radioactive Waste. Consultation closes 30th October. https://consult.environment-agency.gov.uk/portal/npsapp/aug/augean_south_limited

04 Sep 2015

The Welsh Government is consulting on whether changes to the Water Resources (Control of Pollution) (Silage, Slurry and Agricultural Fuel Oil) (Wales) Regulations 2010 (SI 2010/1493 (W 136)) would be beneficial for the practical and efficient use, and management, of slurry and silage. Consultation closes 20th November.

http://gov.wales/consultations/environmentandcountryside/150826-151120-review-of-ssafo-wales-regulations-2010/?lang=en

Prosecutions


09 Sep 2015 A Merseyside film polythene manufacturer has been fined £40,000 and ordered to pay prosecution costs of £10,033 after an employee was badly injured when he became trapped in a machine. The company had identified risks associated with operation of a similar machine and had instituted appropriate control measures but had failed to do so on the machine in question.
03 Sep 2015 An international engineering firm, which refurbishes turbine blades, has been fined a total of £110,000 (£55,000 for each breach) with £77,252 for failing to manage the risk to public and employees to legionella bacteria. The company, which has sites in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, failed to properly manage the risk of bacteria growing in their cooling towers for over a year, from May 2011. During a visit a Health and Safety Executive inspector felt spray on his face, saw the yard’s surface was wet and that nearby cooling towers were corroded. He found that as well as failing to maintain its infrastructure, the company did not keep biocide concentrations in the cooling water at effective levels.

09 Sep 2015

A Merseyside film polythene manufacturer has been fined £40,000 and ordered to pay prosecution costs of £10,033 after an employee was badly injured when he became trapped in a machine. The company had identified risks associated with operation of a similar machine and had instituted appropriate control measures but had failed to do so on the machine in question.

03 Sep 2015

An international engineering firm, which refurbishes turbine blades, has been fined a total of £110,000 (£55,000 for each breach) with £77,252 for failing to manage the risk to public and employees to legionella bacteria.

The company, which has sites in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, failed to properly manage the risk of bacteria growing in their cooling towers for over a year, from May 2011.

During a visit a Health and Safety Executive inspector felt spray on his face, saw the yard’s surface was wet and that nearby cooling towers were corroded. He found that as well as failing to maintain its infrastructure, the company did not keep biocide concentrations in the cooling water at effective levels.

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