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Future Legislation

Legislation	Consultation closing date	Date expected to come into force
EU review of fluorinated greenhouse gas (“F-gas”) policy and legislation	N/A	N/A
Consultation on Amending Options for the Assessment of Technical Competence under the Northern Ireland Waste Management Licensing and Permitting	10 January 2022	N/A
Consultation on the draft Green Growth Strategy for Northern Ireland	21 December 2021	N/A
Consultation for the Reduction of Single-Use Plastic Beverage Cups and Food Containers	17 December 2021	N/A
Strengthening the Energy Savings Opportunities Scheme	28 September 2021	N/A
Climate Change Bill	N/A	N/A
Introducing a Deposit Return Scheme in England, Wales and Northern Ireland	04 June 2021	N/A
Packaging waste: introduction of Extended Producer Responsibility	04 June 2021	N/A
Significant Water Management Issues (SWMI) in Northern Ireland	22 June 2020	N/A
Consultation - Waste Prevention Programme for Northern Ireland 2019	18 March 2020	N/A
DAERA Innovation Strategy 2020-2025	05 March 2020	N/A
Consultation on the Waste Management Plan for Northern Ireland	11 December 2019	N/A
Invasive Alien Species (Enforcement and Permitting) Order (Northern Ireland) 2019	N/A	1 December 2019
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill	N/A	N/A
Packaging Waste: changing the UK producer responsibility system for packaging waste	13 May 2019	N/A
Introducing a Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) for drinks containers (bottles and cans)	13 May 2019	N/A
Environmental Plans, Principles and Governance for Northern Ireland – Synopsis of Responses	N/A	N/A

Environmental News Blog

EU review of fluorinated greenhouse gas (“F-gas”) policy and legislation, The EU is carrying out a review of its laws on F-gases, which may have an effect on NI stakeholders.
Guidance on Carrier Bags Charging Legislation in Northern Ireland (from 1 April 2022), DAERA has published guidance on the new Carrier Bags Charging Legislation

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