The Unmanned Aircraft (Amendment) Regulations 2025 amended EU drone regulations by replacing C-class prefixes with UK-prefixes, modifying scope definitions, introducing mandatory remote identification and geo-awareness requirements phased in by 2028, and shifting regulatory approval powers to the market surveillance authority.

These Regulations amend existing UK legislation deriving from EU Regulations (EU) 2018/1139, specifically affecting Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/945 and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/947 concerning Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS).

The amendments introduce UK-specific branding for drone classes (replacing 'C' with 'UK'), clarify scope by excluding UAS under 100g MTOM or those operated wholly indoors, and impose new technical requirements for direct remote identification and geo-awareness on certain classes, with most technical changes commencing in January 2028.

Furthermore, the rules delegate authority for approving conformity assessment bodies from the Secretary of State to the market surveillance authority.

The Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations 2025 amended the 2018 Fees Regulations to extend their general application by three years and altered the expiry terms for the safety communications fee entry.

These Regulations, made by the Secretary of State for Transport with the consent of the Treasury under the Merchant Shipping Act 1995, amend the Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations 2018, chiefly by extending their general period of effect by three years until November 2028, while simultaneously terminating the effect of a specific fee entry related to safety communications fees after seven years.

Legislation set a £153 fee for hovercraft registration certificates and removed a corresponding erroneous fee from existing Merchant Shipping Regulations.

The Secretary of State for Transport, using powers under the Hovercraft (General) Order 1972 and with Treasury approval, enacted The Hovercraft (Fees) Regulations 2025, which simultaneously establish a specific fee of £153 for issuing a hovercraft certificate of registration and consequentially remove a previously included, erroneous fee entry from The Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations 2018, with these regulations applying across England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.

* The regulations imposed permanent 40 mph and 60 mph speed limits on specified lengths of the M32 motorway between junctions 1 and 3, effective November 11, 2025.

The Secretary of State for Transport exercised powers granted under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 to enact the M32 Motorway (Junctions 1 to 3) (40 and 60 Miles Per Hour Speed Limits) Regulations 2025, which came into force on 11th November 2025 and apply across England and Wales; these regulations permanently establish 40 mph and 60 mph speed limits on defined sections of the M32 motorway between Junctions 1 and 3, excluding areas where a temporary speed restriction under section 14 of the Act takes precedence.

The Secretary of State corrected errors and omissions in The Portishead Branch Line (MetroWest Phase 1) Order 2022, leading to the enactment of The Portishead Branch Line (MetroWest Phase 1) (Correction) Order 2025.

This Order, titled The Portishead Branch Line (MetroWest Phase 1) (Correction) Order 2025, formally enacts corrections to errors and omissions found within The Portishead Branch Line (MetroWest Phase 1) Order 2022, which originally granted development consent under the Planning Act 2008.

The Secretary of State made these corrections, which range from minor typographical adjustments to definitional changes affecting bodies like Network Rail and National Grid, subsequent to a formal written request from the applicant.

The regulations amended the requirements for glucose monitoring for Group 2 driving licence holders, updating language related to blood glucose testing to allow for broader, appropriate monitoring systems.

These Regulations, made by the Secretary of State under powers in the Road Traffic Act 1988, amend the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1999 to update the medical standards for Group 2 driving licences (bus and lorry drivers) concerning diabetes management, specifically by replacing the requirement for 'blood glucose monitoring' with 'appropriate monitoring to assess glucose levels and any risk of hypoglycaemia' and modifying requirements for monitoring devices.

The Secretary of State for Transport issued the A66 Northern Trans-Pennine Development Consent (Correction) Order 2025 on October 14, 2025, to amend specific drafting errors within the previous 2024 Development Consent Order relating to document references, statutory wording, and the inclusion of environmental assessment addenda.

This Order officially corrects specific errors and omissions identified in the A66 Northern Trans-Pennine Development Consent Order 2024, which was granted under the Planning Act 2008.

The Secretary of State for Transport issued this correction following a formal request from the applicant, implementing textual changes to articles, schedules, and updating the list of certified documents to ensure legal accuracy and clarity regarding the approved development.

The Regulations doubled fixed penalties under certain street works regulations, modified the basis for charging for unreasonably prolonged occupation, and ring-fenced 50% of excess occupation charge proceeds for highway maintenance in England.

This statutory instrument, made under the powers of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 and the Traffic Management Act 2004, amends several pieces of legislation governing street and road works in England, with effect from January 5th, 2026.

The key changes involve doubling fixed penalty amounts for notice breaches and permit violations, extending the calculation basis for charges on unreasonably prolonged occupation, and requiring highway authorities to dedicate 50% of the net excess proceeds from occupation charges to highway maintenance.