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Title Year and Number Legislation Type Review Date
The REACH etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 2020/1577 UK Statutory Instruments
The Genetically Modified Organisms (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 2020/1421 UK Statutory Instruments
The Pesticides (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 2020/1376 UK Statutory Instruments
The Air Quality (Amendment) (Northern Ireland Protocol) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 2020/1352 UK Statutory Instruments
The Air Quality (Amendment) (Northern Ireland Protocol) (EU Exit) (Revocation) Regulations 2020 2020/1142 UK Statutory Instruments
The Air Quality (Amendment) (Northern Ireland Protocol) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 2020/1132 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environmental Protection (Disposal of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and other Dangerous Substances) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 2020/489 UK Statutory Instruments
The Isles of Scilly (Application of Water Legislation) Order 2020 2020/214 UK Statutory Instruments
The Pollution Prevention and Control (Designation of Directives) (England and Wales) Order 2019 2019/1417 UK Statutory Instruments
The Control of Trade in Endangered Species (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019 2019/1354 UK Statutory Instruments
The REACH etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) (No. 3) Regulations 2019 2019/1144 UK Statutory Instruments
The Persistent Organic Pollutants (Various Amendments) Regulations 2019 2019/1099 UK Statutory Instruments
The REACH etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 2019/858 UK Statutory Instruments
The REACH etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 2019/758 UK Statutory Instruments
The Waste (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 2019/620 UK Statutory Instruments
The Invasive Alien Species (Enforcement and Permitting) Order 2019 2019/527 UK Statutory Instruments 01/10/2024
The Air Quality (Amendment of Domestic Regulations) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 2019/74 UK Statutory Instruments
The Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 2018/1408 UK Statutory Instruments
The INSPIRE (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 2018/1338 UK Statutory Instruments
The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2018 2018/1214 UK Statutory Instruments 01/01/2022
The Private Water Supplies (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 2018/707 UK Statutory Instruments 27/06/2021
The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 2016/1154 UK Statutory Instruments 31/12/2019
The Pollution Prevention and Control (Designation of Energy Efficiency Directive) (England and Wales) Order 2015 2015/816 UK Statutory Instruments
The Water, Animals, Marine Pollution and Environmental Protection (Miscellaneous Revocations) Order 2015 2015/663 UK Statutory Instruments
The Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases Regulations 2015 2015/310 UK Statutory Instruments 19/03/2020
The Ozone-Depleting Substances Regulations 2015 2015/168 UK Statutory Instruments 07/03/2020
The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 2014/255 UK Statutory Instruments
The Nitrate Pollution Prevention (Designation and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2013 2013/2619 UK Statutory Instruments
The Nitrate Pollution Prevention (Amendment) and Water Resources (Control of Pollution) (Silage, Slurry and Agricultural Fuel Oil) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 2013/1001 UK Statutory Instruments
The Smoke Control Areas (Authorised Fuels) (England) Regulations 2013 2013/447 UK Statutory Instruments
The Waste and Emissions Trading Act 2003 (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2013 2013/141 UK Statutory Instruments
The Pollution Prevention and Control (Designation of Directives) (England and Wales) Order 2013 2013/123 UK Statutory Instruments
The Volatile Organic Compounds in Paints, Varnishes and Vehicle Refinishing Products Regulations 2012 2012/1715 UK Statutory Instruments 27/07/2017
The Controlled Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2012 2012/811 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 2012/630 UK Statutory Instruments
The Contaminated Land (England) Amendment Order 2012 2012/263 UK Statutory Instruments
The Incidental Flooding and Coastal Erosion (England) Order 2011 2011/2855 UK Statutory Instruments
The Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products (Amendment) Regulations 2011 2011/2677 UK Statutory Instruments
The Waste and Emissions Trading Act 2003 (Amendment) Regulations 2011 2011/2499 UK Statutory Instruments
The Pollution Prevention and Control (Designation of Directives) (England and Wales) Order 2011 2011/1505 UK Statutory Instruments