These Regulations, made by the Secretary of State using powers under Article 3B(1) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/945, formally designate the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) as the market surveillance authority responsible for overseeing compliance within the UK relating to unmanned aircraft systems and third-country operators under that specific retained EU framework, applying across England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.

These Regulations, made under the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022 (PSTI Act 2022), set the commencement date of April 7, 2026, for sections 61 through 64 of the 2022 Act, which concern rent determination and compensation related to conferring code rights for electronic communications apparatus under tenancies in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

The document also introduces saving and transitional provisions to ensure a smooth transition, specifying how existing tenancy continuation notices served prior to the commencement date, and interim rent calculations spanning the commencement date, are to be handled under the previous legal frameworks.

These Regulations, made by the Lord Chancellor with the agreement of the Lady Chief Justice and approved by Parliament, amend the Judicial Appointments Commission Regulations 2013 by increasing the total number of members of the Judicial Appointments Commission from 15 to 16, establishing new rules for the professional qualifications of the lawyer members, and expanding the list of offices that qualify a person to be the senior tribunal office-holder member.

The Central African Republic (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 update the existing 2020 sanctions framework concerning the Central African Republic to incorporate amendments mandated by United Nations Security Council Resolutions 2745 (2024) and 2789 (2025).

These amendments primarily introduce new definitions for "armed group operating in the Central African Republic" and "associated individual" and subsequently amend provisions concerning the arms embargo, export of military goods, provision of technical assistance, financial services, and brokering activities to target these non-state actors directly, ensuring the UK's sanctions regime reflects its international obligations.

These Regulations, made by the Treasury using powers granted under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023, introduce consequential amendments to primary and secondary UK financial legislation.

The regulations align existing laws, specifically mentioning the Banking Act 2009 and various 2014, 2019, and 2020 secondary legislation, with the broader changes stemming from the revocation of retained EU law concerning prudential regulation, taking effect on January 1st, 2026.

The Secretary of State, exercising powers under the Government of Wales Act 2006, enacted this Order to introduce necessary consequential amendments to existing legislation following the passing of the Infrastructure (Wales) Act 2024.

This Order modifies the Nuclear Installations Act 1965 to include infrastructure consent when considering site licences, amends the Planning (Hazardous Substances) Act 1990 regarding consultation requirements related to government authorisation, and updates the Finance Act 2013 to incorporate infrastructure consent into rules governing the conversion of dwellings for non-residential use, ensuring legal alignment with the new infrastructure consenting process in Wales.

This Order formally enacts corrections to the M60/M62/M66 Simister Island Interchange Development Consent Order 2025 following a request from the applicant and statutory procedures under the Planning Act 2008.

The corrections, detailed in the Schedule, involve substituting or inserting specific text related to the authorised development works and public rights of way terminology within the original consent documentation, and the Order commences on 16th December 2025.

These Regulations establish criminal offences in the UK for UAS operators and remote pilots who fail to comply with specific requirements detailed in the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/947 concerning the operation of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS).

The legislation, which comes into force in January 2026 across the whole of the UK, specifies the breaches that constitute offences, ranging from registration failures to competency issues across 'open', 'specific', and 'certified' flight categories, sets out associated summary conviction penalties, and makes consequential amendments to the Police Act 1997, the Air Navigation Order 2016, and the Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Act 2021 to reflect these new criminal provisions.