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Title Year and Number Legislation Type Review Date
The Rural Development and Farming Advice Service (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2024 2024/1221 UK Statutory Instruments
The Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Enforcement Regulations 2024 2024/1146 UK Statutory Instruments
The Seed Marketing (CMS Wheat Hybrids) (Temporary Experiment) (England) Regulations 2024 2024/899 UK Statutory Instruments
The Windsor Framework (Retail Movement Scheme) Regulations 2023 2023/896 UK Statutory Instruments
The Market Measures Payment Schemes (Amendments, Revocation and Transitional Provision) (England) Regulations 2023 2023/124 UK Statutory Instruments
The Products Containing Meat etc. (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 2021/1271 UK Statutory Instruments
The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 2020/1637 UK Statutory Instruments
The Isles of Scilly (Application of Water Legislation) Order 2020 2020/214 UK Statutory Instruments
The Countryside Stewardship (England) Regulations 2020 2020/41 UK Statutory Instruments
The Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products and Common Agricultural Policy (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 2019/1422 UK Statutory Instruments
The Common Agricultural Policy and Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 2019/1405 UK Statutory Instruments
The Invasive Alien Species (Enforcement and Permitting) (Amendment) Order 2019 2019/1213 UK Statutory Instruments 01/10/2024
The Animal Welfare (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 2019/802 UK Statutory Instruments
The REACH etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 2019/758 UK Statutory Instruments
The Fisheries (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 2019/746 UK Statutory Instruments
The Invasive Alien Species (Enforcement and Permitting) Order 2019 2019/527 UK Statutory Instruments 01/10/2024
The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2018 2018/1214 UK Statutory Instruments 01/01/2022
The Carcase Classification and Price Reporting (England) Regulations 2018 2018/1164 UK Statutory Instruments
The Equine Identification (England) Regulations 2018 2018/761 UK Statutory Instruments
The Control of Trade in Endangered Species Regulations 2018 2018/703 UK Statutory Instruments
The Sea Fish (Marketing Standards) (England and Wales and Northern Ireland) Regulations 2018 2018/437 UK Statutory Instruments
The Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 2018/352 UK Statutory Instruments
The Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases (Amendment) Regulations 2018 2018/98 UK Statutory Instruments
The Marketing of Fruit Plant and Propagating Material (England) Regulations 2017 2017/595 UK Statutory Instruments 01/06/2022
The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 2016/1154 UK Statutory Instruments 31/12/2019
The Reservoirs Act 1975 (Exemptions, Appeals and Inspections) (England) Regulations 2013 2013/1896 UK Statutory Instruments 27/07/2018
The Fish Labelling Regulations 2013 2013/1768 UK Statutory Instruments 02/09/2018
The Timber and Timber Products (Placing on the Market) Regulations 2013 2013/233 UK Statutory Instruments 03/03/2018
The Welfare of Wild Animals in Travelling Circuses (England) Regulations 2012 2012/2932 UK Statutory Instruments 20/01/2018
The Designation of Features (Appeals) (England) Regulations 2012 2012/1945 UK Statutory Instruments 23/07/2017
The Ipswich Barrier Order 2012 2012/1867 UK Statutory Instruments
The Access to the Countryside (Appeals against Works Notices) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 2012/67 UK Statutory Instruments
The Wine Regulations 2011 2011/2936 UK Statutory Instruments 30/11/2016
The Alien and Locally Absent Species in Aquaculture (England and Wales) Regulations 2011 2011/2292 UK Statutory Instruments 09/10/2016
The Access to the Countryside (Appeals against Works Notices) (England) Regulations 2011 2011/2019 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environmental Protection (Controls on Ozone-Depleting Substances) Regulations 2011 2011/1543 UK Statutory Instruments
The Rural Development Programme (Transfer and Appeals) (England) Regulations 2011 2011/1433 UK Statutory Instruments
The Trade in Animals and Related Products Regulations 2011 2011/1197 UK Statutory Instruments 24/05/2016
The Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011 2011/988 UK Statutory Instruments 01/10/2017
The Marine Licensing (Notices Appeals) Regulations 2011 Marine Licensing (Notices Appeals) Regulations 2011 2011/936 UK Statutory Instruments