Regulation updates
Regulation updates will provide you with information about new and changing regulations that may affect your business. The updates are available on this page or you can sign up for our regulation update email alert service.
Although regulations can come into force throughout the year, a number of key government departments issue all their changes twice a year, on 6 April and 1 October. To read a summary of regulations that came into force around 6 April 2009, see our common commencement date summary page.
Environment & efficiency
| 7 January 2010 | ![]() |
New standards for electrical equipment with a stand-by mode |
International trade
Your type of business
| 30 October 2009 | ![]() |
Revised nutritional information requirements for food labels |
| 23 November 2009 | ![]() |
New tolerance levels for certain substances in animal feed |
| 23 November 2009 | ![]() |
New rules for businesses involved in the Scotch whisky industry |
| 1 January 2010 | ![]() |
New rules to stop illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing |
| 7 January 2010 | ![]() |
New standards for electrical equipment with a stand-by mode |
Regulation updates are published before new or changing regulations become law and stay live on this page until 30 days later when they go into our archive section.


