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Title Year and Number Legislation Type Review Date
The Sea Fisheries (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2024 2024/655 UK Statutory Instruments
The REACH etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 2020/1577 UK Statutory Instruments
The Isles of Scilly (Application of Water Legislation) Order 2020 2020/214 UK Statutory Instruments
The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health Fees etc.) Regulations 2019 2019/1488 UK Statutory Instruments 14/12/2024
The Control of Trade in Endangered Species (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019 2019/1354 UK Statutory Instruments
The Sea Fishing (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019 2019/1284 UK Statutory Instruments
The Animal Health, Invasive Alien Species, Plant Breeders’ Rights and Seeds (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 2019/1220 UK Statutory Instruments
The REACH etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) (No. 3) Regulations 2019 2019/1144 UK Statutory Instruments
The Plant Health (Amendment) (England) Order 2019 2019/1128 UK Statutory Instruments 30/06/2020
The Plant Health (Forestry) (Amendment) (England) Order 2019 2019/1075 UK Statutory Instruments
The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) Order 2019 2019/1070 UK Statutory Instruments 30/06/2020
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 Humane Trapping Standards Regulations 2019 2019/22 UK Statutory Instruments
The Spring Traps Approval (England) Order 2018 2018/1190 UK Statutory Instruments
The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) (No. 5) Order 2018 2018/1136 UK Statutory Instruments 30/06/2020
The Plant Health (Forestry) (Amendment) (England and Scotland) Order 2018 2018/1048 UK Statutory Instruments
The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2018 2018/910 UK Statutory Instruments 30/06/2020
The Sea Fishing (Enforcement) Regulations 2018 2018/849 UK Statutory Instruments
The Plant Health (Forestry) (Amendment) (England and Scotland) Order 2016 2016/1167 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 2016/1154 UK Statutory Instruments 31/12/2019
The Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (England) Regulations 2015 2015/1782 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 Food Information Regulations 2014 2014/1855 UK Statutory Instruments 13/12/2019
The Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013 2013/2033 UK Statutory Instruments 01/10/2018
The Volatile Organic Compounds in Paints, Varnishes and Vehicle Refinishing Products Regulations 2012 2012/1715 UK Statutory Instruments 27/07/2017
The Poultrymeat (England) Regulations 2011 2011/452 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environmental Permitting (england and Wales) Regulations 2010 2010/675 UK Statutory Instruments 06/04/2017
The Major Accident Off-Site Emergency Plan (Management of Waste from Extractive Industries) (England and Wales) Regulations 2009 2009/1927 UK Statutory Instruments
Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 2009/23 UK Public General Acts
The Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels) (England and Wales) Regulations 2008 2008/2570 UK Statutory Instruments
The Drinking Milk (England) Regulations 2008 2008/1317 UK Statutory Instruments
The Welfare of Farmed Animals (England) Regulations 2007 2007/2078 UK Statutory Instruments
The Mutilations (Permitted Procedures) (England) Regulations 2007 2007/1100 UK Statutory Instruments
The Sulphur Content of Liquid Fuels (England and Wales) Regulations 2007 2007/79 UK Statutory Instruments 29/08/2019
Animal Welfare Act 2006 2006/45 UK Public General Acts
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) and National Emissions Inventory Regulations 2005 2005/2903 UK Statutory Instruments
Hunting Act 2004 2004/37 UK Public General Acts
Waste and Emissions Trading Act 2003 2003/33 UK Public General Acts