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Title Year and Number Legislation Type Review Date
The Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels) (England and Wales) Regulations 2008 2008/2570 UK Statutory Instruments
The Plant Health (Forestry) (Amendment) Order 2008 2008/644 UK Statutory Instruments
The Plant Health (Forestry) (Phytophthora ramorum) (Great Britain) (Amendment) Order 2007 2007/3450 UK Statutory Instruments
The Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 2007/1871 UK Statutory Instruments
The Marketing of Vegetable Plant Material (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 2007/1449 UK Statutory Instruments
The Plant Health (Forestry) (Amendment) Order 2006 2006/2696 UK Statutory Instruments
The Plant Health (Wood Packaging Material Marking) (Forestry) Order 2006 2006/2695 UK Statutory Instruments
The Regulatory Reform (Forestry) Order 2006 2006/780 UK Statutory Instruments
The Plant Breeders' Rights (Naming and Fees) Regulations 2006 2006/648 UK Statutory Instruments
The Plant Health (Export Certification) (England) (Amendment) Order 2005 2005/3480 UK Statutory Instruments
The Plant Breeders' Rights (Discontinuation of Prior Use Exemption) Order 2005 2005/2726 UK Statutory Instruments
The Plant Health (Forestry) Order 2005 2005/2517 UK Statutory Instruments
The Plant Health (Forestry) (Phytophthora ramorum) (Great Britain) Order 2004 2004/3213 UK Statutory Instruments
The Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Amendment) Regulations 2004 2004/2949 UK Statutory Instruments
The Plant Health (Export Certification) (England) Order 2004 2004/1404 UK Statutory Instruments
The European Communities (Designation) Order 2004 2004/706 UK Statutory Instruments
The Plant Varieties and Seeds Tribunal (Amendment) (England and Wales) Rules 2002 2002/3198 UK Statutory Instruments
The Hemp (Third Country Imports) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 2002/1924 UK Statutory Instruments
The Hemp (Third Country Imports) Regulations 2002 2002/787 UK Statutory Instruments
The Patents and Plant Variety Rights (Compulsory Licensing) Regulations 2002 2002/247 UK Statutory Instruments
The Plant Protection Products (Payments) Regulations 2001 2001/3898 UK Statutory Instruments
The Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) Regulations 2001 2001/3510 UK Statutory Instruments
The Marketing of Ornamental Plant Propagating Material Regulations 1999 1999/1801 UK Statutory Instruments
The Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 1999/1090 UK Statutory Instruments
The Plant Varieties Act 1997 (Commencement) Order 1998 1998/1028 UK Statutory Instruments
The Plant Breeders' Rights Regulations 1998 1998/1027 UK Statutory Instruments
The Plant Breeders' Rights (Farm Saved Seed) (Specified Information) Regulations 1998 1998/1026 UK Statutory Instruments
The Plant Breeders' Rights (Farm Saved Seed) (Specification of Species and Groups) Order 1998 1998/1025 UK Statutory Instruments
The Plant Breeders' Rights (Information Notices) Regulations 1998 1998/1024 UK Statutory Instruments
Pesticides Act 1998 1998/26 UK Public General Acts
The Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1997 1997/383 UK Statutory Instruments
The Control of Pesticides (Amendment) Regulations 1997 1997/188 UK Statutory Instruments
Plant Varieties Act 1997 1997/66 UK Public General Acts
The Marketing of Vegetable Plant Material Regulations 1995 1995/2652 UK Statutory Instruments
The Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Fees) Regulations 1994 1994/676 UK Statutory Instruments
The Hops Certification (Amendment) Regulations 1991 1991/2198 UK Statutory Instruments
Pesticides (Fees and Enforcement) Act 1989 1989/27 UK Public General Acts
The Dutch Elm Disease (Local Authorities) (Amendment) Order 1988 1988/604 UK Statutory Instruments
The Control of Pesticides Regulations 1986 1986/1510 UK Statutory Instruments
Horticultural Produce Act 1986 1986/20 UK Public General Acts