The 2025 regulations increased payments in lieu of maritime training and revoked the 2023 regulations.

The Tonnage Tax (Training Requirement) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2025, effective October 1st, 2025, amend the 2000 Regulations by raising payments in lieu of maritime training from £1,421 to £1,705 and the higher rate payment for training failures from £1,329 to £1,613.

These changes apply to relevant four-month periods after September 30th, 2025, and revoke the similar 2023 regulations.

The amendments increase funding for the Maritime Training Trust.

An exemption from the electricity generation license requirement was granted to Riverside Energy Park Limited for its Riverside 2 facility in Belvedere, London, subject to specific conditions.

The Electricity (Individual Exemption from the Requirement for a Generation Licence) (Riverside Energy Park) (England) Order 2025 grants an indefinite exemption to Riverside Energy Park Limited from the requirement of obtaining a generation license for its Riverside 2 energy from waste facility in Belvedere, London.

This exemption is subject to conditions limiting power export to 100 megawatts and requiring connection to the national grid.

The order applies only to England and was enacted under the Electricity Act 1989.

The 2025 Order extended the deadline for the UK government's response to the Committee on Climate Change's 2025 report.

The Response to the Committee on Climate Change Report (Extension of Period) Order 2025 extends the deadline for the UK government's response to the Committee on Climate Change's 2025 report from October 15th, 2025, to October 29th, 2025.

The order cites the need to allow sufficient time for a thorough response to the report's recommendations.

It was made under the powers granted by sections 37(5) and 90(3)(a) of the Climate Change Act 2008 and applies to the whole of the United Kingdom.

The 2025 Wireless Telegraphy Regulations established new licence charges for the 900 MHz and 1800 MHz frequency bands, provided for payment via installments, and revoked the 2018 regulations.

These regulations establish the licence charges payable to OFCOM for using the 900 MHz and 1800 MHz frequency bands in the UK. Effective September 30, 2025, the charges are calculated using formulas based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and the amount of kilohertz used.

Licensees can pay in monthly installments.

The regulations revoke the 2018 version and address outstanding payments.

The 2025 regulations established a repayment interest rate for alcohol duty, calculated based on the Bank of England rate, effective from September 1st, 2025.

The Alcoholic Products (Repayment Interest Rate) (Alcohol Duty) Regulations 2025, effective September 1st, 2025, establish a repayment interest rate for alcohol duty based on the Bank of England rate.

The rate is calculated as the higher of 0.5% per annum or the Bank of England rate minus 1%, with an initial rate determined by the Bank of England rate on or before August 21st, 2025.

Any rate changes apply retroactively to interest accrued before the effective date.

These regulations aim to ensure fairness and transparency in alcohol duty repayments.

This order established September 1st, 2025, as the effective date for applying late payment interest to alcohol duty owed to HMRC.

This Order, made under the Finance Act 2009, sets September 1st, 2025, as the commencement date for applying late payment interest to alcohol duty owed to Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

The interest regime is defined in section 101 of the Finance Act 2009 and applies to sums due under any enactment but paid late.

The applicable interest rate is detailed in the Taxes and Duties, etc (Interest Rate) Regulations 2011.

Amendments were made to the Electricity Capacity Regulations 2014 to facilitate a managed termination process for capacity agreements related to CCS CFDs, and redundant provisions were revoked.

These regulations amend the 2014 Electricity Capacity Regulations to create a managed termination process for capacity agreements.

This allows capacity providers to switch to Contracts for Difference (CFDs) involving carbon capture and storage (CCS) without penalty, facilitating investment in CCS technology while safeguarding electricity supply.

The amendments also revoke redundant provisions in related legislation.

The regulations prescribed terms within air traffic services licenses that the Secretary of State can modify, clarifying the process for adapting to airspace modernisation and technological developments.

The Transport Act 2000 (Air Traffic Services) (Prescribed Terms) Regulations 2025, effective August 15, 2025, clarify which terms within air traffic services licenses can be modified by the Secretary of State.

These terms specify the types of air traffic services authorized and the geographical areas they cover.

The regulations stem from airspace modernization initiatives and allow for greater flexibility in adapting to evolving technological and operational needs while accounting for potential cost implications to impacted businesses.