‘The Homelessness Reduction Act has now received royal assent. The Act itself is here. There is no date yet for it to come into force – there will need to be statutory guidance produced first – and the current guess is that it is likely to be in 2018. Of course, what the Act mostly does is amend Housing Act 1996 Part VII.’
Nearly Legal, 14th May 2017
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
‘Facebook users will be given a new legal right to wipe clean all photos, messages and information that they put online before turning 18 under a new manifesto pledge announced by Theresa May.’
Daily Telegraph, 12th May 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Whistleblowers and journalists could be imprisoned for revealing documents that can be obtained through freedom of information requests, campaigners have warned.’
The Guardian, 14th May 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2017
The Town and Country Planning (Compensation) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2017
The Parliamentary Elections (Returning Officers’ Charges) Order 2017
The Specified Agreement on Driving Disqualifications Regulations 2017
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
‘The “legislative tsunami” unleashed by Brexit will deliver the “greatest challenge” in history to the integrity of parliament’s procedures, a former lord chief justice has said. Lord Judge raised his concerns that by the time Brexit is completed and the “great repeal bill” enacted, MPs and peers will have effectively given away their powers to pass laws.’
The Guardian, 3rd May 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
The Electoral Registration Pilot Scheme (England and Wales) Order 2017
The Electoral Registration Pilot Scheme (England) (Amendment) Order 2017
The Immigration Act 2016 (Consequential Amendments) (Biometrics and Legal Aid) Regulations 2017
The Proscribed Organisations (Name Change) Order 2017
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
‘New corporate criminal offences of failing to prevent the facilitation of tax evasion are on course to be introduced in September as planned following the passage of the underlying legislation through parliament.’
OUT-LAW.com, 28th April 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
Farriers (Registration) Act 2017
Guardianship (Missing Persons) Act 2017
Merchant Shipping (Homosexual Conduct) Act 2017
Local Audit (Public Access to Documents) Act 2017
Northern Ireland (Ministerial Appointments and Regional Rates) Act 2017
Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017
Technical and Further Education Act 2017
Children and Social Work Act 2017
National Citizen Service Act 2017
Intellectual Property (Unjustified Threats) Act 2017
Homelessness Reduction Act 2017
Broadcasting (Radio Multiplex Services) Act 2017
Parking Places (Variation of Charges) Act 2017
source: www.legislation.gov.uk
The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Functions and Amendment) Order 2017
The Combined Authorities (Finance) Order 2017
The International Tax Compliance (Amendment) Regulations 2017
The Tax Credits (Claims and Notifications) (Amendment) Regulations 2017
The Environmental Impact Assessment (Land Drainage Improvement Works) (Amendment) Regulations 2017
The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (England) Order 2017
The Major Sporting Events (Income Tax Exemption) Regulations 2017
The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments No. 3) Regulations 2017
The Child Benefit (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2017
The Marketing of Fruit Plant and Propagating Material (England) Regulations 2017
The Education (Postgraduate Master’s Degree Loans) (Amendment) Regulations 2017
The Horserace Betting Levy Regulations 2017
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
The Electricity Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2017
The Prison (Amendment) Rules 2017
The Marine Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Amendment) Regulations 2017
The Environmental Impact Assessment (Forestry) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2017
The Environmental Impact Assessment (Agriculture) (England) (No. 2) (Amendment) Regulations 2017
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
The Collection of Fines etc. (Northern Ireland Consequential Amendments) Order 2017
The British Nationality (Maldives) Order 2017
The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017
The Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017
The Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Prescribed Police Stations) Regulations 2017
The Civil Courts (Amendment) Order 2017
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
‘In the White Paper published in February this year (“The United Kingdom’s exit from and new partnership with the European Union” Cm 9417), the very first point made was that the “Great Repeal Bill” will “remove the European Communities Act 1972 from the statute book and convert the ‘acquis’ – the body of existing EU law – into domestic law”. It was said that “[t]his means that, wherever practical and appropriate, the same rules and laws will apply on the day after [the United Kingdom] leave[s] the EU as they did before”.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 12th April 2017
Source: www.ukconstitutionallaw.org
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