Laid - 26 Mar 2026 In Force 17 Apr 2026
The Merchant Shipping (Watercraft) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/35) provides for certain provisions of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (c. 21) (and of instruments made, or treated as made, under that Act) and of the Harbours Act 1964 (c. 40) as they apply in relation to ships to apply, in some …
Laid - 24 Mar 2026 In Force 15 Apr 2026
These Regulations amend the Merchant Shipping (Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/737) (“the 2022 Regulations”), which implement the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004 (“the Convention”), in two respects. First, they implement an amendment to …
Laid - 24 Mar 2026 In Force 1 Jul 2026
These Regulations amend assimilated Regulation (EU) No 598/2014 on the establishment of rules and procedures with regard to the introduction of noise-related operating restrictions at United Kingdom airports within a Balanced Approach and repealing Directive 2002/30/EC, using the powers conferred by the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 …
Laid - 24 Mar 2026 In Force 15 Apr 2026
These Regulations prescribe new requirements for the registration of emergency position-indicating radio beacons (“EPIRBs”) and personal locator beacons (“PLBs”) which are carried on, or carried by persons on board, United Kingdom ships and hovercraft.
Laid - 23 Mar 2026 In Force 27 Apr 2026
These Regulations amend the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/2864). The effect of the amendment is to require that applications under regulation 31(1)(a) (applications for manoeuvres tests, large vehicle off road manoeuvres tests, practical tests, and unitary tests:applicants in person) for an appointment to take the practical element …
Laid - 19 Mar 2026 In Force 10 Apr 2026
These Regulations amend the Traffic Management Permit Scheme (England) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/3372) (“2007 Regulations”). Section 49 of the Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025 introduced the legislative provisions granting Electric Vehicle Charge Point Operators (“EV CPOs”) the legal right to carry out street works using a permit-based system rather than …
Laid - 19 Mar 2026 In Force 10 Apr 2026
These Regulations implement certain amendments of 6th June 2022 made to the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 by making amendments to the Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Minimum Requirements for Seafarers etc.) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1613) (“the 2014 Regulations”).
Laid - 12 Mar 2026 In Force 3 Apr 2026
These Regulations are made in exercise of the power in section 14(1) of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (c. 28). This is a power to revoke secondary retained EU law without replacing it.
Laid - 12 Mar 2026 In Force 2 Apr 2026
These Regulations are made under sections 14(1) and 20(1)(b) of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (c. 28) (“the 2023 Act”). The powers under these sections enable the Secretary of State to revoke secondary assimilated law without replacing it and make consequential amendments and revocations which flow …
Laid - 10 Mar 2026 In Force 1 Apr 2026
These Regulations amend regulation 14(1) of the Seafarers’ Wages Regulations 2024 (the “2024 Regulations”) to increase the hourly rates specified for the purposes of the national minimum wage equivalent. These Regulations come into force on 1st April 2026.