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Some instruments come into force when made, but most contain express provision bringing them into force at a later date (if no later date is given, the default assumption is that an instrument comes into force at the moment of making). The time when an instrument comes into force is known as its ‘commencement’

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1. Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

   On 1 September 2026, as part of a work package subject to the Draft affirmative procedure.

2. Education (Information About Individual Pupils) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

   On 1 September 2026, as part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

3. Education (Student Loans) (Repayment) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

   On 1 September 2026, as part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

4. Education (Student Loans) (Repayment) (Amendments for Lifelong Learning) Regulations 2026

   On 1 September 2026, as part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

5. Environmental Offences (Fixed Penalties) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2026

   On 1 September 2026, as part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

6. Inter-authority Recoupment (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

   On 1 September 2026, as part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

7. Lifelong Learning (Fee Limits) Regulations 2026

   On 1 September 2026, as part of a work package subject to the Draft affirmative procedure.

8. Lifelong Learning (Student Support) (Amendment of Fees and Awards etc.) Regulations 2026

   On 1 September 2026, as part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

9. School Organisation (Establishment and Discontinuance of Schools) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

   On 1 September 2026, as part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

10. Plugs and Sockets etc. (Safety) Regulations 1994 and Electricity Safety, Quality and Continuity Regulations 2002 (Amendment) Regulations 2026

    On 27 August 2026, as part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

11. Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) Order 2026

    On 27 August 2026, as part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

12. Code of Practice (Electronic and Workplace Balloting for Statutory Trade Union Ballots) Order 2026

    On 25 August 2026, as part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

13. Education (Free School Lunches in Maintained Nursery Schools) (Universal Credit) (England) Order 2026

    On 17 August 2026, as part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

14. Finance Act 2026 (Registration of Tax Advisers) (Exceptions) Regulations 2026

    On 17 August 2026, as part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

15. Food Supplements Purity Criteria (Magnesium L-threonate monohydrate) (England) Regulations 2026

    On 13 August 2026, as part of a work package subject to the Draft affirmative procedure.

16. Nutrition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

    On 12 August 2026, as part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

17. Oxford Street Development Corporation (Functions) Order 2026

    On 10 August 2026, as part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

18. Biodiversity Gain (Town and Country Planning) (Amendments and Transitional Provisions) (England) Regulations 2026

    On 6 August 2026, as part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

19. Pleasure Craft (Arrival and Report) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2026

    On 6 August 2026, as part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

20. REACH (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2026

    On 6 August 2026, as part of a work package subject to the Draft affirmative procedure.