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Title Year and Number Legislation Type Review Date
The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) (England) (No. 2) Regulations 2023 2023/1046 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2023 2023/651 UK Statutory Instruments
The Isles of Scilly (Application of Water Legislation) Order 2020 2020/214 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environment and Rural Affairs (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 2019/1078 UK Statutory Instruments
The International Waste Shipments (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 2019/590 UK Statutory Instruments
The Control of Mercury (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 2019/96 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 2019/39 UK Statutory Instruments
The Persistent Organic Pollutants (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 2018/1405 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environmental Protection (Miscellaneous Amendments) (England and Wales) Regulations 2018 2018/1227 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environment and Rural Affairs (Miscellaneous Revocations) Order 2018 2018/739 UK Statutory Instruments
The Waste Enforcement (England and Wales) Regulations 2018 2018/369 UK Statutory Instruments
The Boston Barrier Order 2017 2017/1329 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 2016/1154 UK Statutory Instruments 31/12/2019
The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2016 2016/475 UK Statutory Instruments
The Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 2016/336 UK Statutory Instruments
The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2016 2016/241 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 2016/149 UK Statutory Instruments
The Large Combustion Plants (Transitional National Plan) Regulations 2015 2015/1973 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2015 2015/1756 UK Statutory Instruments
The Hazardous Waste (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2015 2015/1360 UK Statutory Instruments
The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2013 2013/3113 UK Statutory Instruments 31/12/2018
The Ipswich Barrier Order 2012 2012/1867 UK Statutory Instruments
The Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011 2011/988 UK Statutory Instruments 01/10/2017
The Regional Flood and Coastal Committees (England and Wales) Regulations 2011 2011/695 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environmental Permitting (england and Wales) Regulations 2010 2010/675 UK Statutory Instruments 06/04/2017
The Nitrate Pollution Prevention (Amendment) Regulations 2009 2009/3160 UK Statutory Instruments
The Waste Batteries and Accumlators Regulations 2009 2009/890 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environmental Damage (Prevention and Remediation) Regulations 2009 2009/153 UK Statutory Instruments
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2007 2007/3433 UK Statutory Instruments
The Transfrontier Shipment of Waste Regulations 2007 2007/1711 UK Statutory Instruments 01/05/2019
The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 2007 2007/871 UK Statutory Instruments 01/07/2017
The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2006 2006/3289 UK Statutory Instruments
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) and National Emissions Inventory Regulations 2005 2005/2903 UK Statutory Instruments
The End-of-Life Vehicles (Producer Responsibility) Regulations 2005 2005/263 UK Statutory Instruments
The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England and Wales) Regulations 2003 2003/3242 UK Statutory Instruments
The End-of-Life Vehicles Regulations 2003 2003/2635 UK Statutory Instruments
The Water Resources (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2003 2003/164 UK Statutory Instruments
Water Act 2003 2003/37 UK Public General Acts
The Water Protection Zone (River Dee Catchment) (Procedural and Other Provisions) Regulations 1999 1999/916 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environmental Protection Act 1990 (Extension of Section 140) Regulations 1999 1999/396 UK Statutory Instruments