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Title Year and Number Legislation Type Review Date
The Pests of Plants (Authorisations) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 2022/1020 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 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 Humane Trapping Standards (England and Wales) Regulations 2019 2019/1288 UK Statutory Instruments
The Trade in Animals and Related Products (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 2019/782 UK Statutory Instruments
The Animals (Legislative Functions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 2019/588 UK Statutory Instruments
The Invasive Alien Species (Enforcement and Permitting) Order 2019 2019/527 UK Statutory Instruments 01/10/2024
The Humane Trapping Standards Regulations 2019 2019/22 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 Sea Fishing (Enforcement and Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 2015 2015/191 UK Statutory Instruments
The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) Order 2012 2012/2922 UK Statutory Instruments
The Plant Health (Forestry) (Amendment) Order 2012 2012/2707 UK Statutory Instruments
The Marine Licensing (Exempted Activities) Order 2011 2011/409 UK Statutory Instruments
Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 2009/23 UK Public General Acts
The Bovine Semen (England) Regulations 2007 2007/1319 UK Statutory Instruments
Animal Welfare Act 2006 2006/45 UK Public General Acts
The Enzootic Bovine Leukosis (England) Order 2000 2000/2056 UK Statutory Instruments
Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999 1999/24 UK Public General Acts
Plant Varieties Act 1997 1997/66 UK Public General Acts
Environment Act 1995 1995/25 UK Public General Acts
The Infectious Diseases of Horses Order 1987 1987/790 UK Statutory Instruments
Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 1985/48 UK Public General Acts
Food Act 1984 1984/30 UK Public General Acts
The Importation of Processed Animal Protein Order 1981 1981/677 UK Statutory Instruments
The Importation of Animal Products and Poultry Products Order 1980 1980/14 UK Statutory Instruments
The Importation of Hay and Straw Order 1979 1979/1703 UK Statutory Instruments
The Rabies (Control) Order 1974 1974/2212 UK Statutory Instruments