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Title Year and Number Legislation Type Review Date
The Wildlife Licence Charges (England) Order 2025 2025/236 UK Statutory Instruments
The Seed Marketing (CMS Wheat Hybrids) (Temporary Experiment) (England) Regulations 2024 2024/899 UK Statutory Instruments
The Glue Traps (Licensing) Regulations 2024 2024/702 UK Statutory Instruments
The Veterinary Medicines (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2024 2024/567 UK Statutory Instruments
The Seed Marketing (Heterogeneous Material) (Temporary Experiment) (England) Regulations 2023 2023/676 UK Statutory Instruments
The Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 2023/106 UK Statutory Instruments
The Water Abstraction (Transitional Provisions) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2022 2022/1302 UK Statutory Instruments
The Pests of Plants (Authorisations) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 2022/1020 UK Statutory Instruments
The Beavers (England) Order 2022 2022/858 UK Statutory Instruments 01/10/2032
The Import and Export Licensing (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2021 2021/1358 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environment and Wildlife (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 2020/1395 UK Statutory Instruments
The Isles of Scilly (Application of Water Legislation) Order 2020 2020/214 UK Statutory Instruments
The Official Controls (Plant Health and Genetically Modified Organisms) (England) Regulations 2019 2019/1517 UK Statutory Instruments 14/12/2024
The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health Fees etc.) Regulations 2019 2019/1488 UK Statutory Instruments 14/12/2024
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 Import and Export Licences (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 2019/1409 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 Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (England and Northern Ireland) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 2019/1308 UK Statutory Instruments
The Humane Trapping Standards (England and Wales) Regulations 2019 2019/1288 UK Statutory Instruments
The Invasive Alien Species (Enforcement and Permitting) (Amendment) Order 2019 2019/1213 UK Statutory Instruments 01/10/2024
The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 2019/1093 UK Statutory Instruments
The Marine Licensing (Exempted Activities) (Amendment) Order 2019 2019/893 UK Statutory Instruments
The Trade in Animals and Related Products (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 2019/782 UK Statutory Instruments
The Fisheries (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 2019/746 UK Statutory Instruments
The Animals (Legislative Functions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 2019/588 UK Statutory Instruments
The Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 2019/557 UK Statutory Instruments
The Plant Protection Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 2019/556 UK Statutory Instruments
The Invasive Alien Species (Enforcement and Permitting) Order 2019 2019/527 UK Statutory Instruments 01/10/2024
The Pesticides and Fertilisers (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 2019/306 UK Statutory Instruments
The Humane Trapping Standards Regulations 2019 2019/22 UK Statutory Instruments
The Carcase Classification and Price Reporting (England) Regulations 2018 2018/1164 UK Statutory Instruments
The Timber and Timber Products and FLEGT (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 2018/1025 UK Statutory Instruments 31/03/2021
The Environment Agency (Teggsnose Reservoir and Langley Bottoms Reservoir) Drought Order 2018 2018/1007 UK Statutory Instruments
The Marine Licensing (Application Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 2018/850 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environment and Rural Affairs (Miscellaneous Revocations) Order 2018 2018/739 UK Statutory Instruments
The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (England) Regulations 2018 2018/731 UK Statutory Instruments 19/07/2023
The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018 2018/486 UK Statutory Instruments 01/10/2023
The Water Abstraction (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2017 2017/1047 UK Statutory Instruments
The Water Abstraction and Impounding (Exemptions) Regulations 2017 2017/1044 UK Statutory Instruments
The Conservation of Offshore Marine Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 2017/1013 UK Statutory Instruments 30/11/2022