Amended maritime labour regulations to expand ship security documentation requirements and mandate seafarer rights disclosures by recruitment agencies.

This statutory instrument amends existing UK maritime regulations to align with international standards set by the Maritime Labour Convention.

It directs shipowners to include the identity of a ship's registered owner on security documents and mandates that recruitment agencies inform seafarers of their rights under financial protection systems before employment begins.

The regulations apply to shipowners, registered owners, and employment agencies or businesses involved in the recruitment and placement of seafarers on sea-going ships.

The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Bristol) (Emergency) (No. 2) Regulations 2026 have been revoked, discontinuing emergency flying limitations in the Bristol area.

These Regulations officially revoke the emergency flight restrictions that were previously imposed over a specified area in Bristol, as the Secretary of State for Transport determines that these restrictions are no longer required in the public interest following the passing of the initial emergency.

The instrument imposed temporary altitude and location restrictions on unmanned aircraft flying near Newport, Wales, on June 16th, 2026.

These Regulations impose temporary restrictions on the flying of unmanned aircraft (drones) below 1,100 feet above mean sea level within two narrowly defined geographical areas near Newport, Wales, specifically between 0900 and 2200 hours Co-ordinated Universal Time on June 16th, 2026, citing public safety and security as the necessity, while exempting activities authorized by the Gwent Police Drone Team.

The Order established 500-metre safety zones around three offshore installations undergoing decommissioning and revoked safety zones for three other specific offshore features.

The Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) Order 2026 establishes 500-metre safety zones around three specified offshore installations—Global Producer III, Solan, and Wenlock, using coordinates based on the World Geodetic System 1984, specifically to maintain protection during their ongoing dismantlement phases.

This Order is made by the Secretary of State under the Petroleum Act 1987 and concurrently amends previous orders by removing safety zones related to the Thames Bure Wellhead, Thames Yare Wellhead, and the Victoria Subsea Production Well.

The Secretary of State imposed immediate, temporary emergency restrictions prohibiting low-altitude flight below 1,500 feet over the M5 Avon Bridge area near Bristol, effective immediately via Statutory Instrument.

The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Bristol) (Emergency) (No. 2) Regulations 2026, made using powers from the Air Navigation Order 2016, immediately prohibit aircraft from flying below 1,500 feet above mean sea level over a restricted area around the M5 Avon Bridge in Bristol, specifying a radius of 1.0 nautical mile; flights operating under directions from Avon and Somerset Police are explicitly exempted from this temporary, emergency measure.

The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Sourton Down, Devon) (Emergency) Regulations 2026 were revoked due to the conclusion of the emergency that prompted them.

This Statutory Instrument, made by the Secretary of State for Transport, immediately revokes the previous emergency regulations that restricted flying in the specified area of Sourton Down, Devon, because the necessity for those restrictions is deemed to have passed in the public interest.

The document formally corrected a cross-reference error within Regulation 13(5) of The Merchant Shipping (Accident Reporting and Investigation) Regulations 2026.

This statutory instrument is a formal correction notice for the UK's Merchant Shipping (Accident Reporting and Investigation) Regulations 2026, specifically amending Regulation 13(5) on page 11 to change a cross-reference from 'regulation 16(4)' to the correct 'regulation 16(3)' to ensure the legislation functions as intended.

The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Cramlington, Newcastle) (Emergency) Regulations 2026 were revoked with immediate effect following a decision that emergency flight restrictions were no longer necessary.

These Regulations formally revoke the preceding statutory instrument—The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Cramlington, Newcastle) (Emergency) Regulations 2026—because the Secretary of State for Transport has determined that the exceptional circumstances requiring the emergency restriction on flying over the Cramlington and Newcastle area are over, thereby immediately lifting all associated flight limitations.