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Title Year and Number Legislation Type Review Date
Water Resources Act 1991 1991/C. 57 UK Public General Acts
The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Radioactivity in Sheep) Order 1991 1991/20 UK Statutory Instruments
The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Radioactivity in Sheep) (England) Order 1991 1991/6 UK Statutory Instruments
The Welfare of Animals at Markets Order 1990 1990/2628 UK Statutory Instruments
The Welfare of Horses at Markets (and Other Places of Sale) Order 1990 1990/2627 UK Statutory Instruments
The Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Regulations 1990 1990/1519 UK Statutory Instruments
Environmental Protection Act 1990 1990/43 UK Public General Acts
The Trade Effluents (Prescribed Processes and Substances) Regulations 1989 1989/1156 UK Statutory Instruments
The Controlled Waters (Lakes and Ponds) Order 1989 1989/1149 UK Statutory Instruments
The Stanswood Bay Oyster Fishery Order 1988 1988/1024 UK Statutory Instruments
The Agriculture Improvement (Amendment) Regulations 1987 1987/1950 UK Statutory Instruments
The Control of Pesticides Regulations 1986 1986/1510 UK Statutory Instruments
Agriculture Act 1986 1986/49 UK Public General Acts
Horticultural Produce Act 1986 1986/20 UK Public General Acts
Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 1986/5 UK Public General Acts
The Agriculture Improvement Regulations 1985 1985/1266 UK Statutory Instruments
The Poole Fishery Order 1985 1985/847 UK Statutory Instruments
The Undersized Scallops (West Coast) Order 1984 1984/1522 UK Statutory Instruments
The Fishing Vessels (Certification of Deck Officers and Engineer Officers) Regulations 1984 1984/1115 UK Statutory Instruments
The Wildlife and Countryside (Isles of Scilly) Order 1983 1983/512 UK Statutory Instruments
The Fishing Boats (European Economic Community) Designation Order 1983 1983/253 UK Statutory Instruments
The Forestry Commission Byelaws 1982 1982/648 UK Statutory Instruments
The Farm and Horticulture Development Regulations 1981 1981/1707 UK Statutory Instruments
The Lobsters (Control of Importation) Order 1981 1981/995 UK Statutory Instruments
The Lobsters (Control of Deposit) Order 1981 1981/994 UK Statutory Instruments
Animal Health Act 1981 1981/22 UK Public General Acts
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Regulations 1980 1980/1298 UK Statutory Instruments
The Forestry (Exceptions from Restriction of Felling) Regulations 1979 1979/792 UK Statutory Instruments
The Foreign Sea-Fishery Officers Order 1976 1976/1103 UK Statutory Instruments
The Control of Pollution (Discharges into Sewers) Regulations 1976 1976/958 UK Statutory Instruments
Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975 1975/51 UK Public General Acts
The Molluscan Shellfish (Control of Deposit) Order 1974 1974/1555 UK Statutory Instruments
Control of Pollution Act 1974 1974/40 UK Public General Acts
Agriculture Act 1970 1970/40 UK Public General Acts
The Export of Horses (Excepted Cases) Order 1969 1969/1742 UK Statutory Instruments
Countryside Act 1968 1968/41 UK Public General Acts
Agriculture Act 1967 1967/22 UK Public General Acts
The Blakeney Harbour Mussel Fishery Order 1966 1966/984 UK Statutory Instruments
The River Teign Mussel Fishery Order 1966 1966/792 UK Statutory Instruments
The Horsey Island Mussel Fishery Order 1963 1963/1005 UK Statutory Instruments