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Future Legislation

Legislation	Consultation closing date	Date expected to come into force
The Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021	N/A	1 January 2022
Single-use Plastic Products	N/A	1/6/2022
Strengthening the Energy Savings Opportunities Scheme	28 September 2021	N/A
Packaging waste: introduction of Extended Producer Responsibility	04 June 2021	N/A
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill	N/A	N/A
SEPA Consultation: SEPA’s WEEE charging scheme	14 June 2019	01 January 2020
Scottish Government Consultation: Scottish Forestry corporate plan	05 February 2020	N/A
SEPA Consultation: Non-hazardous landfill permit consultation	28 February 2020	N/A
The Deposit and Return Scheme for Scotland Regulations 2020	N/A	20 May 2020
SEPA Consultaton on the revised guidance on the use of enforcement action	15 December 2020	N/A
The Waste (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2020	N/A	04 December 2020
The Shipments of Radioactive Substances (EU Exit) Regulations 2019	03 March 2020	1 Jan 2021
The Transfrontier Shipment of Radioactive Waste and Spent Fuel (EU Exit) Regulations 2019	N/A	1 January 2021
The Ecodesign for Energy-related Products and Energy Information Regulations 2021	N/A	01 July 2021
The Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 (Register of Persons Holding a Controlled Interest in Land) Regulations 2021	N/A	01 April 2022

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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