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Title Year and Number Legislation Type Review Date
The Welfare of Racing Greyhounds Regulations 2010 2010/543 UK Statutory Instruments
The Animal Gatherings (England) Order 2010 2010/460 UK Statutory Instruments
The Eels (England and Wales) Regulations 2009 2009/3344 UK Statutory Instruments
The Swine Vesicular Disease Regulations 2009 2009/1299 UK Statutory Instruments
Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 2009/23 UK Public General Acts
The Dee Estuary Cockle Fishery Order 2008 2008/1472 UK Statutory Instruments
The Bluetongue Regulations 2008 2008/962 UK Statutory Instruments 24/08/2017
The Specified Animal Pathogens Order 2008 2008/944 UK Statutory Instruments
Planning Act 2008 2008/29 UK Public General Acts
The Export and Movement Restrictions (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (No.2) Regulations 2007 2007/3435 UK Statutory Instruments
The Bluetongue (No. 2) Order 2007 2007/3304 UK Statutory Instruments
The Export and Movement Restrictions (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) Regulations 2007 2007/3295 UK Statutory Instruments
The Regulatory Reform (Deer) (England and Wales) Order 2007 2007/2183 UK Statutory Instruments
The Heather and Grass etc Burning (England) Regulations 2007 2007/2003 UK Statutory Instruments
The Offshore Marine Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c) Regulations 2007 2007/1842 UK Statutory Instruments 16/08/2017
The Bovine Semen (England) Regulations 2007 2007/1319 UK Statutory Instruments
The Tuberculosis (England) Order 2007 2007/740 UK Statutory Instruments
The Cattle Identification Regulations 2007 2007/529 UK Statutory Instruments 06/04/2018
The Avian Influenza (H5N1 in Wild Birds) (England) Order 2006 2006/3249 UK Statutory Instruments
The Avian Influenza (H5N1 in Poultry) (England) Order 2006 2006/3247 UK Statutory Instruments
The Avian Influenza (Vaccination) (England) Regulations 2006 2006/2703 UK Statutory Instruments
The Avian Influenza (Preventive Measures) (England) Regulations 2006 2006/2701 UK Statutory Instruments
The Avian Influenza and Influenza of Avian Origin in Mammals (England) Order 2006 2006/1197 UK Statutory Instruments
The Water Resources (Abstraction and Impounding) Regulations 2006 2006/641 UK Statutory Instruments
The Bee Diseases and Pests Control (England) Order 2006 2006/342 UK Statutory Instruments
The Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Control of Vaccination) (England) Regulations 2006 2006/183 UK Statutory Instruments
The Foot-and-Mouth Disease (England) Order 2006 2006/182 UK Statutory Instruments
Animal Welfare Act 2006 2006/45 UK Public General Acts
The Plant Health (England) Order 2005 2005/2530 UK Statutory Instruments
The Water Supply Licence (Application) Regulations 2005 2005/1638 UK Statutory Instruments
The Stanswood Bay Oyster Fishery Order 2005 2005/1402 UK Statutory Instruments
The Medicines (Products for Animal Use—Fees) Regulations 2004 2004/2750 UK Statutory Instruments
The Plant Health (Phytophthora ramorum) (England) Order 2004 2004/2590 UK Statutory Instruments
The Beef Carcase (Classification) (England) Regulations 2004 2004/1317 UK Statutory Instruments
The African Swine Fever (England) Order 2003 2003/2913 UK Statutory Instruments
The End-of-Life Vehicles Regulations 2003 2003/2635 UK Statutory Instruments
The Classical Swine Fever (England) Order 2003 2003/2329 UK Statutory Instruments
The Disease Control (England) Order 2003 2003/1729 UK Statutory Instruments 06/04/2021
The Animal Gatherings (England) Order 2003 2003/1723 UK Statutory Instruments
The Diseases of Poultry (England) Order 2003 2003/1078 UK Statutory Instruments