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Title Year and Number Legislation Type Review Date
The Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Enforcement Regulations 2024 2024/1146 UK Statutory Instruments
The Seed Marketing (CMS Wheat Hybrids) (Temporary Experiment) (England) Regulations 2024 2024/899 UK Statutory Instruments
The Water Industry (Special Administration) Regulations 2024 2024/205 UK Statutory Instruments
The Seed Marketing (Heterogeneous Material) (Temporary Experiment) (England) Regulations 2023 2023/676 UK Statutory Instruments
The Plant Health and Phytosanitary Conditions (Oak Processionary Moth and Plant Pests) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 2023/497 UK Statutory Instruments
The Products Containing Meat etc. (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 2021/1271 UK Statutory Instruments
The Animals, Aquatic Animal Health, Invasive Alien Species, Plant Propagating Material and Seeds (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 2020/1388 UK Statutory Instruments
The Official Controls (Plant Health and Genetically Modified Organisms) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 2020/381 UK Statutory Instruments
The Isles of Scilly (Application of Water Legislation) Order 2020 2020/214 UK Statutory Instruments
The Financing, Management and Monitoring of Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020 2020/90 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 Food Information (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2019 2019/1218 UK Statutory Instruments 13/12/2024
The Access to the Countryside (Coastal Margin) (Newport Bridge to North Gare) Order 2019 2019/1204 UK Statutory Instruments
The Import of and Trade in Animals and Animal Products (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 2019/795 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 Conservation of Habitats and Species (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 2019/579 UK Statutory Instruments
The Invasive Alien Species (Enforcement and Permitting) Order 2019 2019/527 UK Statutory Instruments 01/10/2024
The Access to the Countryside (Coastal Margin) (Skegness to Mablethorpe) Order 2019 2019/173 UK Statutory Instruments
The Quality Schemes (Agricultural Products and Foodstuffs) Regulations 2018 2018/1275 UK Statutory Instruments
The Carcase Classification and Price Reporting (England) Regulations 2018 2018/1164 UK Statutory Instruments
The River Lugg Internal Drainage Board Order 2018 2018/963 UK Statutory Instruments
The Parrett Internal Drainage Board Order 2018 2018/824 UK Statutory Instruments
The Access to the Countryside (Coastal Margin) (South Bents to Amble) Order 2018 2018/815 UK Statutory Instruments
The Equine Identification (England) Regulations 2018 2018/761 UK Statutory Instruments
The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (England) Regulations 2018 2018/731 UK Statutory Instruments 19/07/2023
The Private Water Supplies (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 2018/707 UK Statutory Instruments 27/06/2021
The Water Supply (Water Quality) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 2018/706 UK Statutory Instruments 27/06/2021
The Control of Trade in Endangered Species Regulations 2018 2018/703 UK Statutory Instruments
The Sea Fish (Marketing Standards) (England and Wales and Northern Ireland) Regulations 2018 2018/437 UK Statutory Instruments
The Waste Enforcement (England and Wales) Regulations 2018 2018/369 UK Statutory Instruments
The Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases (Amendment) Regulations 2018 2018/98 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environmental Protection (Microbeads) (England) Regulations 2017 2017/1312 UK Statutory Instruments 09/01/2020
The Fishing Boats Designation (England) (Amendment) Order 2017 2017/1219 UK Statutory Instruments
The Control of Mercury (Enforcement) Regulations 2017 2017/1200 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environmental Damage (Prevention and Remediation) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 2017/1177 UK Statutory Instruments
The Conservation of Offshore Marine Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 2017/1013 UK Statutory Instruments 30/11/2022
The Caseins and Caseinates (England) Regulations 2017 2017/848 UK Statutory Instruments 26/09/2022
The Water Infrastructure Adoption (Prescribed Water Fittings Requirements) (England) Regulations 2017 2017/841 UK Statutory Instruments 01/10/2022