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Future Legislation

Legislation	Consultation closing date	Date expected to come into force
Consultation on an Integrated Authorisation Framework: Draft Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations 2018 and supporting guidance	23 November 2017	N/A
UK Consultation on proposed amendments to regulations on the Use of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electrical Equipment	04 December 2018	N/A
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill	N/A	N/A
Plastic packaging tax	12 May 2019	N/A
Packaging Waste: changing the UK producer responsibility system for packaging waste	13 May 2019	N/A
Consultation on Environmental Principles and Governance in Scotland	11 May 2019	N/A
The Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Amendment) Regulations 2019	N/A	12 June 2019
SEPA Consultation: SEPA’s WEEE charging scheme	14 June 2019	01 January 2020

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