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Title Year and Number Legislation Type Review Date
The Invasive Alien Species (Enforcement and Permitting) (Amendment) Order 2019 2019/1213 UK Statutory Instruments 01/10/2024
The REACH etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 2019/758 UK Statutory Instruments
The Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases (Amendment) Regulations 2018 2018/98 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environmental Damage (Prevention and Remediation) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 2017/1177 UK Statutory Instruments
The Detergents (Amendment) Regulations 2016 2016/1165 UK Statutory Instruments
The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010 2010/490 UK Statutory Instruments 16/08/2017
The REACH Enforcement Regulations 2008 2008/2852 UK Statutory Instruments 16/12/2018
Planning Act 2008 2008/29 UK Public General Acts
Landfill (Scheme Year and Maximum Landfill Amount) Regulations 2004 2004/1936 UK Statutory Instruments
Water Act 2003 2003/37 UK Public General Acts
Waste and Emissions Trading Act 2003 2003/33 UK Public General Acts
Noise Act 1996 1996/37 UK Public General Acts
Radioactive Substances Act 1993 1993/C. 1212 UK Public General Acts
Clean Air Act 1993 1993/C. 11 UK Public General Acts
Environmental Protection Act 1990 1990/43 UK Public General Acts
The Commons (Schemes) Regulations 1982 1982/209 UK Statutory Instruments
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 1981/69 UK Public General Acts
Highways Act 1980 1980/66 UK Public General Acts
Control of Pollution Act 1974 1974/40 UK Public General Acts
Coast Protection Act 1949 1949/74 UK Public General Acts
Universities and College Estates Act 1925 1925/24 UK Public General Acts
The Land Settlement (Annuities) Regulations 1919 1919/1961 UK Statutory Rules and Orders