Legislative Changes October 2026

ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION CHANGES

These Regulations establish an electronic (digital) system for tracking movements of controlled waste. The Regulations place mandatory requirements on operators of sites where controlled waste is received for management to record information about that waste and ensure that information is entered into the digital system using approved software. Find out more about these Regulations and how they affect you by subscribing to We Comply 

These Regulations establish an electronic (digital) system for tracking movements of controlled waste. The Regulations place mandatory requirements on operators of sites where controlled waste is received for management to record information about that waste and ensure that information is entered into the digital system using approved software. Find out more about these Regulations and how they affect you by subscribing to We Comply 

These Regulations amends the Green Gas Support Scheme Regulations 2021 (2021 Regulations), which provide the legislative framework for the Green Gas Support Scheme (GGSS) and the Green Gas Levy (GGL).  These amendments aim to provide new applicants with an additional two years to commission plants and begin injecting biomethane into the gas grid and improve the administration of the scheme. The amendments include:

• Extending the commissioning deadline for new biomethane plants from 31 March 2028 to 31 March 2030,
• Changing sustainability audit reporting periods from an annual submission based on registration date to an annual submission based on scheme year, and
• Changing the periods over which reconciliation payments are calculated to scheme years to align with the revised sustainability audit report timings.

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These Regulations amend section 100 of The Energy Act 2008 (the Act) and makes minor amendments to the Boiler Upgrade Scheme (England and Wales) Regulations 2022 to add Thermal Energy Storage Systems (TESS) as a listed technology. This will enable the Secretary of State to make regulations to provide support for heat batteries, a type of TESS product, within financial schemes that facilitate and encourage the use of renewable heat, including the BUS Regulations 2022. Find out more about these Regulations and how they affect you by subscribing to We Comply 

These Regulations amend the Energy Performance of Buildings (Scotland) Regulations 2008 and the Energy Performance of Buildings (Scotland) Regulations 2025. These regulations provide the legislative basis for the operation of the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) system and EPC assessor market within Scotland. The instrument makes amendments which delay the date on which the 2025 Regulations come fully into force from 31 October 2026 to 30 April 2028 and alters the dates of saving and transitional provisions in accordance with the amended dates. Find out more about these Regulations and how they affect you by subscribing to We Comply   

HEALTH & SAFETY LEGISLATION CHANGES

 These Regulations, impose the building safety levy (the levy). This instrument makes provision for the levy to be charged on specified applications for building control approval made on or after 01 October 2026. This instrument designates local authorities as collection agents for the levy, and sets out the process for levy collection, as well as the consequences of failure to pay the levy. Local authorities will pass the levy revenue to the Ministry of Housing, Communities, and Local Government on a quarterly basis, subject to retention of an amount to cover their costs of administering the levy. Find out more about these Regulations and how they affect you by subscribing to We Comply 

 These Regulations amend the Building Safety Levy (England) Regulations 2025 (the Levy Regulations) and other secondary legislation to make specific changes to how the Building Safety Levy (the levy) will operate upon commencement on 01 October 2026. This instrument makes corrective amendments to enable the levy to operate as intended, such as amendments to the definition of a previously developed site for the purposes of determining the applicable levy rate, and other technical changes to the administrative and procedural framework. Find out more about these Regulations and how they affect you by subscribing to We Comply