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Title Year and Number Legislation Type Review Date
The Pesticides (Revocation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 2022/144 UK Statutory Instruments 16/02/2022
The Official Controls, Plant Health, Seeds and Seed Potatoes (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2021 2021/426 UK Statutory Instruments
The Plant Health etc. (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 2020/9 UK Statutory Instruments
The Plant Breeders’ Rights (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 2019/204 UK Statutory Instruments
The Plant Health (Ips typographus) (England) Order 2019 2019/40 UK Statutory Instruments
The Plant Health (Export Certification) (England) (Amendment) Order 2018 2018/286 UK Statutory Instruments
The Plant Health (Forestry) (Amendment) (England and Scotland) Order 2017 2017/1178 UK Statutory Instruments
The Seeds (Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) Regulations 2017 2017/288 UK Statutory Instruments
The Plant Health (Sweet Chestnut Blight) (England) Order 2017 2017/178 UK Statutory Instruments 21/02/2022
The Public Bodies (Abolition of the Advisory Committees on Pesticides) Order 2015 2015/978 UK Statutory Instruments
The Plant Health (Export Certification) (England) (Amendment) Order 2015 2015/382 UK Statutory Instruments
The Plant Health (Fees) (Forestry) (England and Scotland) Regulations 2015 2015/350 UK Statutory Instruments
The Plant Health (Export Certification) (England) (Amendment) Order 2014 2014/609 UK Statutory Instruments
The Plant Health (Fees) (England) Regulations 2014 2014/601 UK Statutory Instruments
The Plant Health (Export Certification) (England) (Amendment) Order 2013 2013/572 UK Statutory Instruments
The Plant Health (Forestry) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2009 2009/3020 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 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 (Export Certification) (England) Order 2004 2004/1404 UK Statutory Instruments
The Plant Varieties and Seeds Tribunal (Amendment) (England and Wales) Rules 2002 2002/3198 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
The Seeds (National Lists of Varieties) (Fees) Regulations 1994 1994/676 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
The Seeds (Fees) Regulations 1985 1985/981 UK Statutory Instruments
The Dutch Elm Disease (Local Authorities) Order 1984 1984/687 UK Statutory Instruments
The Plant Pests (Great Britain) Order 1980 1980/499 UK Statutory Instruments
The Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 (Amendment) Regulations 1977 1977/1112 UK Statutory Instruments