Legislation Published January 2026
UK legislation and statutory instruments introduced in January 2026.
Summary
- 15th Jan 26 A correction notice was issued amending specific textual and reference details within The Charities Act 2022 (Commencement No. 4 and Saving Provision) Regulations 2025. View
- 15th Jan 26 Published a technical correction to Article 4(b) of the Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Amendment Order 2025. View
- 14th Jan 26 A typographical correction was issued for The Coasting Schools (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 concerning the wording of entry conditions within regulation 4(3). View
- 13th Jan 26 The regulations established temporary emergency restrictions on flying aircraft over Brimscombe. View
- 7th Jan 26 The regulations specified the mandatory disclosure periods for protected carbon storage and offshore petroleum information and samples obtained by the OGA, and amended a related 2018 disclosure regulation. View
- 5th Jan 26 Emergency regulations were made that immediately prohibited unmanned aircraft from flying below 1,000 feet over the specified one-nautical-mile area centered near Prescott, Merseyside, unless directed otherwise by the Merseyside Police. View
- 5th Jan 26 The Secretary of State made and enacted emergency regulations immediately restricting low-altitude flights over Mountain Ash, allowing exceptions only for police-directed aircraft. View
- 2nd Jan 26 The Secretary of State made an Order granting development consent for the Helios Renewable Energy Project after examination by the Examining Authority and consideration of all relevant environmental and policy matters. View
Correction Slip
This document serves as an official correction notice for The Charities Act 2022 (Commencement No. 4 and Saving Provision) Regulations 2025, making three specific amendments: clarifying the wording relating to section 40, inserting a footnote reference for the 'Sir John Soane's Museum' entry in the Schedule, and introducing the content of that new footnote referencing the 1833 Act and its subsequent supersession.
Correction Slip
This document is an official correction notice published for the Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Amendment Order 2025, addressing a typographical error on page 2 where a reference in Article 4(b) incorrectly cited 'article 13(b)' when it should correctly cite 'article 13(1)(b)'.
Correction Slip
This document issues a formal correction to The Coasting Schools (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (SI 2025/1120), specifically addressing a grammatical error on page 2, regulation 3.
It substitutes the text: 'The entry condition in this paragraph is...' with the plural form: 'The entry conditions in this paragraph are...' within the substituted regulation 4(3), ensuring accurate legal clarity regarding the conditions required for coasting schools.
The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Brimscombe) (Emergency) Regulations 2025 establishes a temporary, legally enforceable restriction or prohibition on flying aircraft over a defined area known as Brimscombe, enacted under the powers granted by air navigation legislation to address an immediate emergency situation.
The Oil and Gas Authority (Carbon Storage and Offshore Petroleum) (Specified Periods for Disclosure of Protected Material) Regulations 2025
The Oil and Gas Authority (Carbon Storage and Offshore Petroleum) (Specified Periods for Disclosure of Protected Material) Regulations 2025 specify the regulatory windows following data collection during which the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) or subsequent holders can disclose protected material, including information and samples, related to carbon capture and storage (CCS) and offshore petroleum activities.
These regulations establish different disclosure timelines based on the sensitivity and nature of the material—some information can be published immediately, while detailed technical data, well information, injection/production records, and physical samples are subject to defined confidentiality periods, often contingent on reporting deadlines, system closures, or licence determination events.
Furthermore, the instrument amends a 2018 regulation concerning offshore petroleum data to align its disclosure deadline with the "reporting deadline" specified by the OGA.
The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Prescott, Merseyside) (Emergency) Regulations 2025
This Statutory Instrument, titled the Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Prescott, Merseyside) (Emergency) Regulations 2025, establishes an immediate, temporary ban on all unmanned aircraft flying below 1,000 feet above mean sea level within a one-nautical-mile radius centered on Prescott, Merseyside, due to an unspecified emergency deemed necessary by the Secretary of State for Transport.
The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Mountain Ash) (Emergency) Regulations 2025
The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Mountain Ash) (Emergency) Regulations 2025 immediately restrict all aircraft from flying below 1,500 feet above mean sea level within a one nautical mile radius centered on Mountain Ash, as this prohibition is deemed necessary by the Secretary of State due to an emergency affecting the public interest in that area; these restrictions remain in force until the emergency subsides and permit exceptions only for aircraft operating under the direction of the South Wales Police.
The Helios Renewable Energy Project Order 2025
The Helios Renewable Energy Project Order 2025 grants development consent under the Planning Act 2008 for the construction, operation, and decommissioning of a solar generating station and battery energy storage system in the North Yorkshire Council area, defining the scope of the authorised development, granting the undertaker powers for compulsory acquisition of land or rights, and establishing detailed preliminary provisions, street works, and specific protective requirements for various statutory undertakers including electricity, gas, water, drainage, and railway interests.