The Mid-Suffolk Light Railway Order 2025 authorized the operation and maintenance of a heritage railway, including a level crossing, and established procedures for its potential transfer.

The Mid-Suffolk Light Railway Order 2025 grants the Mid-Suffolk Light Railway Company permission to operate and maintain its railway, including a level crossing, and establishes procedures for its potential transfer.

The order specifies details regarding the railway, its maintenance, and the required safety protocols at its level crossing.

It also details processes for transferring ownership or lease of the railway.

The 2025 regulations revoked previous light dues regulations and established a new system for calculating and collecting light dues from various vessels in UK waters.

The Merchant Shipping (Light Dues) Regulations 2025 establish the system for levying light dues on vessels in UK waters.

These regulations replace the 1997 regulations, clarifying payment methods (periodic or per voyage) for different vessel types (tugs, fishing, pleasure vessels, and others).

They specify payment amounts based on tonnage or load line length, including minimum and maximum charges.

The regulations define key terms, detail the procedure for invoicing and payment, and outline exemptions for certain vessels, such as those chartered by the Government or used for sail training.

Previous regulations are revoked.

The 2025 regulations amended the 2024 Seafarers’ Wages Regulations by changing declaration deadlines and increasing the national minimum wage equivalent for seafarers.

The Seafarers’ Wages (Amendment) Regulations 2025, effective April 1st, 2025, amend the 2024 Regulations.

Key changes include updating the deadline for equivalence declarations from harbor authorities to the first day of the relevant year and increasing the national minimum wage equivalent rates for seafarers across various categories.

These amendments aim to improve seafarer pay and simplify administrative processes.

An existing impact assessment from the Seafarers’ Wages Act 2023 and 2024 Regulations was used; no significant additional impacts are anticipated.

A 50 mph speed limit was imposed on the M23 motorway's northbound junction 7 off-slip road in England and Wales, commencing March 31, 2025.

These regulations establish a permanent 50 mph speed limit on the northbound off-slip road at junction 7 of the M23 motorway in England and Wales, starting March 31, 2025.

The regulations cite the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 as their legal basis and state that representative organizations were consulted.

An exemption exists if another speed restriction is already in place.

The regulations' enforcement is an offense under section 17(4) of the 1984 Act, and a full impact assessment was deemed unnecessary due to the projected absence of significant impacts.

The regulations exempted authorized allied military personnel and contractors from needing spaceflight operator and range control licenses for specific national security activities, amending existing Space Industry Regulations.

The Space Industry (Licence Exemption for Military Activities of Allies) Regulations 2025 exempt authorized personnel from allied armed forces, international military organizations, and related entities from needing operator or range control licenses for sub-orbital spaceflight activities conducted for national security purposes.

These exemptions apply when activities originate from Crown land, land controlled by His Majesty's forces, or specific ships or platforms in UK territorial waters.

The regulations were created under the Space Industry Act 2018, following public consultation and parliamentary approval, and also amend the Space Industry Regulations 2021.

* This document granted development consent for and authorized the construction, operation, and maintenance of a new liquid bulk import terminal at Immingham Port, along with associated developments and works; incorporated provisions from several existing acts; outlined land acquisition and possession procedures in tandem with compensation and protective provisions for concerned parties; included stipulations for environmental management and marine compliance; specified operational and decommissioning actions.

This Order grants development consent and authorises the construction, operation, and maintenance of a multi-user marine terminal at Immingham Port for importing and exporting bulk liquids.

It incorporates relevant provisions of the Harbours, Docks, and Piers Clauses Act 1847, addresses street works, land acquisition (including compulsory purchase powers), and temporary land possession, outlining compensation procedures and protective measures for various stakeholders.

The order also includes stipulations for environmental management, decommissioning, and compliance with maritime regulations, along with detailed operational and general provisions.

The 2025 Airports Slot Allocation Regulations amended UK airport slot allocation rules, increasing the threshold for 'new entrant' airlines and creating provisions for handling public health emergency situations.

These regulations amend Council Regulation (EEC) No 95/93 concerning airport slot allocation in the UK. Key changes include increasing the threshold for defining a 'new entrant' airline from five to seven slots and introducing a new provision for handling slot allocation adjustments during pandemics or similar public health emergencies.

The changes aim to improve fairness and resilience in the system while simplifying the regulatory framework.

The regulations amended the Merchant Shipping (Safety of Navigation) Regulations 2020 and the Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations 2018 to implement international safety standards for ship navigation, creating exemptions for certain vessel types.

The Merchant Shipping (Safety of Navigation) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 amend the 2020 regulations to implement aspects of the 1974 International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea.

Key changes include altering requirements for navigational equipment on various ship types to align with international standards.

Specific exemptions were granted to certain classes of ships, and the fee schedule was updated accordingly.

The regulations improve safety at sea by harmonizing UK legislation with international requirements.