These Regulations, titled the Automated Vehicles Act 2024 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2026, bring into force specific provisions of the Automated Vehicles Act 2024 starting from May 15, 2026, primarily implementing Part 5 concerning permits for automated passenger services (except for sections related to civil sanctions and specific administrative procedures) and enacting Section 93, which mandates the provision of information about traffic regulation measures by authorities in England and Wales.

These Regulations establish a temporary restriction on the flying of unmanned aircraft below 1,700 feet above mean sea level within a 2 nautical mile radius centered near Epsom on June 5th and 6th, 2026, between 0700 and 1900 hours Co-ordinated Universal Time daily, due to the anticipated large public gathering for the Epsom Downs Derby, with exceptions made only for aircraft authorized by the Epsom Heliport temporary Air Traffic Control Unit or those operated by Surrey Police.

The Street Works (Charges for Occupation of the Highway) Order 2026, made by the Secretary of State for Transport, formally approves seven specified local highway authorities in England—Buckinghamshire Council, North Yorkshire Council, Oxfordshire County Council, and the London Boroughs of Camden, Enfield, Lambeth, and Merton—to implement charges for street occupation during works, in accordance with their respective Lane Rental Schemes under the 2012 Regulations, thereby allowing these authorities to manage road congestion caused by street works.

These Regulations, made by the Secretary of State under the Investigatory Powers Act 2016, amend Schedule 4 of that Act to remove specific ambulance service trusts in England and Northern Ireland from the list of relevant public authorities permitted to obtain communications data, thereby revoking their statutory power to access such data as of May 11, 2026.

The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (The Mall) (Emergency) Regulations 2026 enact immediate, temporary prohibitions on the operation of unmanned aircraft below 1,250 feet above mean sea level within a 1.25 nautical mile radius centred on The Mall in Harrow, valid for April 20, 2026, between 11:59 and 23:59 hours, unless specific permission is granted by the Metropolitan Police Service.

This Order transfers the statutory harbour authority responsibilities and physical undertakings of the Port of Fleetwood and the Port of Silloth from Associated British Ports to FJ Ports (Fleetwood) Ltd. and FJ Ports (Silloth) Ltd., respectively.

It directs the transfer of all statutory powers, duties, lands, assets, and liabilities associated with these ports to the new entities on a specific transfer date determined by the current owner.

The provisions apply to Associated British Ports, the two newly established FJ Ports companies, and any persons or entities holding contracts, licences, or legal proceedings related to these harbour undertakings.

These Regulations repeal provisions related to the Country of Origin Principle (CoOP) previously established under the EU e-Commerce Directive. They remove exemptions that protected European Economic Area (EEA) based information society service providers from certain UK market access regulations and restricted the prosecution of such providers for specific criminal offences, including those under the Terrorism Act 2006 and laws regarding extreme pornography.

The instrument applies to the Secretary of State and affects EEA-based digital service providers active in the UK market.

These Regulations establish mandatory digital data standards for local planning authorities in England regarding the publication of local plans, minerals and waste plans, and housing requirements.

The instrument designates specific documents, such as plan timetables and the minimum number of expected homes, as "planning data" under the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023.

These authorities must ensure that such data complies with technical standards published by the Secretary of State whenever they publish or update their plans at specified stages of the planning process.