The latest legislation, guidance and consultation.
Legislation:
Carbon reporting
Comes into force: 01 April 2019
England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
All large UK companies are now required to report their carbon emissions and energy use as part of their annual reports under the new Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR) framework.
Energy
Comes into force: 30 April 2019
Northern Ireland
The Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 set fees for entering information on a register of energy performance certificates, display energy certificates and air conditioning inspection reports.
Water pollution
Comes into force: 01 May 2019
Wales
The Nitrate Pollution Prevention (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 make various amendments relating to the monitoring of nitrate pollution and designation of nitrate vulnerable zones.
Waste management
Comes into force: 02 May 2019
Northern Ireland
The Waste (Fees and Charges) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 amend the fees and charges for waste management licenses and registration as a carrier and/or broker of controlled waste, to make sure they are sufficient to recover incurred costs.
Wildlife
Comes into force: 31 May 2019
Northern Ireland
The Humane Trapping Standards Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 and the Spring Traps Approval Order (Northern Ireland) 2019 implement International Humane Trapping Standards and update the list of spring traps that are authorised for use, respectively.
Guidance
Water polution
Comes into force: 13 May 2019
England
Updated documents have been published, which identify the rivers and bodies of water in England that have been identified as urban waste water sensitive areas. This includes the 2019 notice, schedule and maps.
Consultation
WEEE
Comes into force: 18 April 2019
Scotland
The Scottish Environmental Protection Agency seeks views on the proposed charges for operators of schemes covered by the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2013.
Environmental permitting
Comes into force: 29 April 2019
England and Wales
The Environment Agency is consulting on plans to change the standard rules sets SR 2018 No 1 to 6 and SR 2018 No 8 to accommodate specified generators that may include new medium combustion plants.
