These Regulations amend the Environmental Liability (Prevention and Remediation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 (SR 2009/252) to implement the changes on the safety of offshore oil and gas operations and extend the definition of ‘environmental damage’ to include damage to the environmental status of marine waters.

Takes into account, particularly with respect to small children, the impact of lead and its compounds through repeated exposure by mouthing of articles containing those substances.

Comes into force May 12th.

These Regulations provide for the competent authority (jointly The Department of the Environment and The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland) to authorise ship recycling facilities located in Northern Ireland. They also ensure that facilities that are currently authorised to recycle ships will only be authorised to accept ships within the scope of the EU Regulation if their existing permit has been brought into line with their requirements. They amend the Waste Management Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 (SR 2003/493) to allow health and safety conditions to be included in a permit issued for ship recycling.

Much of the legislation that is being removed is old, and many of the working practices that it contains are covered by more recent legislation.

These Regulations make changes to: a) SR 1992/71. The Dangerous Substances (Notification and Marking of Sites) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992. b) SR 1993/37. Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations (Northern Ireland 1993. c) SR 2005/279. The Work at Height Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005. d) SR 1995/491. The Borehole Sites and Operations Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995. e) SR 1999/90. The Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999. f) SR 2008/2852. The REACH Enforcement Regulations 2008

This Regulation adds the Eurasian Beaver to Part 1B of Schedule 9 to the Act with respect to Wales.

• Amenity Land (Adoption by Local Authorities) Bill • Bat Habitats Regulation Bill • Control of Offshore Wind Turbines Bill • Department of Energy and Climate Change (Abolition) Bill • Energy (Buildings and Reduction of Fuel Use) Bill • Mesothelioma (Amendment) Bill • Mesothelioma (Amendment) Bill [HL] • Nature Bill • Onshore Wind Turbine Subsidies (Abolition) Bill • Planning Consent Applications (Contracts) Bill • Tyres (Buses and Coaches) Bill • Wind Farm Subsidies (Abolition) Bill

We will, of course, continue to monitor EU legislation, consultations and other information we trust to be of interest.

These Regulations make provision for fixed penalties in relation to offences under the Single Use Carrier Bags Charge (Scotland) Regulations 2014 (SSI 2014/161) and makes an amendment to those Regulations.

These Regulations make provision for the implementation in Northern Ireland of the European Regulations relating to the administration of the common agricultural policy of the European Union.

These Regulations make provision in Northern Ireland 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 and the three other associated Regulations.

SR 2015/188. The Planning (Simplified Planning Zones) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 Comes into force 22nd April.

SI 2015/189. The Planning (Inquiry Procedure) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2015. Comes into force 22nd April

Six other opinions expected to be adopted by written procedure.

https://echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/21774240/Annex_BPC10.pdf

The potential for PBT substances to have harmful effects on the environment will form part of the benefit:risk evaluation where the overall need for the product will be considered against potential risks.

The outcome of this evaluation has to be positive for a Marketing Authorisation (MA) to be granted. Therefore, it is important that the PBT aspects of a product are considered early in product development.

This follows a declaration of interest to notify made in application of Article 16 of the Review Programme Regulation (EU 2014/1062).

https://comments.echa.europa.eu/comments_cms/BiocidesDoINotifySubstance.aspx

The Environment Agency produced the draft Arun to Pagham Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Strategy in 2009 and consulted on the findings with people affected.

They have now revised the draft strategy for the Climping frontage in response to the comments received. This consultation relates to flood risk to land, property and infrastructure behind Climping beach and the River Arun west bank only. The Agency describes what the change in draft recommendation means, why it has changed and how people can comment on this.

The funding, £1.7 million from Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and £2.5 million from the Scottish Government, will allow Seattle-based Summit Power Group to undertake substantial industrial research and feasibility studies with the ultimate objective of designing, siting, financing, and building their proposed Caledonia Clean Energy Project.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/42m-for-ccs-research-at-grangemouth

The review will provide essential elements for the mandatory report to be submitted by the Commission by 3 December 2015 to the European Parliament and the Council. The report may be accompanied, if necessary, by appropriate legislative proposals.

The objective of the EU Timber Regulation is to fight the pervasive problem of illegal logging and associated trade within the EU and internationally.

HSE found that the company: 1) had not assessed the risks involved with loading and unloading so had no safe system of work in place 2) had not provided instructions or sufficient training to staff 3) failed to provide direction to workers, leaving them to develop their own practices including choosing how they offloaded, what equipment to use and where offloading took place

The HSE inspector who investigated the case stated “Live work should only be undertaken if it is unreasonable to make the conductors dead and suitable precautions are taken to prevent injury. In this case, it was reasonable to undertake the work while the distribution board was switched off which would have reduced the risks so far as was reasonably practicable and prevented the accident.”