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Title Year and Number Legislation Type Review Date
The Marketing of Fruit Plant and Propagating Material (England) Regulations 2017 2017/595 UK Statutory Instruments 01/06/2022
The Environmental Impact Assessment (Agriculture) (England) (No. 2) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 2017/593 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environmental Impact Assessment (Forestry) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 2017/592 UK Statutory Instruments 16/05/2022
The Marine Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 2017/588 UK Statutory Instruments 16/05/2022
The Water Resources (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 2017/583 UK Statutory Instruments
The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) Order 2017 2017/8 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 2016/1154 UK Statutory Instruments 31/12/2019
The Commons (Registration of Town or Village Greens) and Dedicated Highways (Landowner Statements and Declarations) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 2016/1081 UK Statutory Instruments
The Private Water Supplies (England) Regulations 2016 2016/618 UK Statutory Instruments 27/06/2021
The Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 2016 2016/614 UK Statutory Instruments 27/06/2021
The Access to the Countryside (Coastal Margin) (Brean Down to Minehead) Order 2016 2016/213 UK Statutory Instruments
The Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (England) Regulations 2015 2015/1782 UK Statutory Instruments
The Nagoya Protocol (Compliance) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 2015/1691 UK Statutory Instruments
The Nagoya Protocol (Compliance) Regulations 2015 2015/821 UK Statutory Instruments 12/10/2020
The Environmental Damage (Prevention and Remediation) (England) Regulations 2015 2015/810 UK Statutory Instruments 19/07/2020
The Single Use Carrier Bags Charges (England) Order 2015 2015/776 UK Statutory Instruments 05/10/2020
The Plant Health (England) Order 2015 2015/610 UK Statutory Instruments 01/07/2020
The Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases Regulations 2015 2015/310 UK Statutory Instruments 19/03/2020
The Smoke Control Areas (Exempted Fireplaces) (England) Order 2015 2015/307 UK Statutory Instruments
The Control of Noise (Code of Practice for Construction and Open Sites) (England) Order 2015 2015/227 UK Statutory Instruments
The Ozone-Depleting Substances Regulations 2015 2015/168 UK Statutory Instruments 07/03/2020
The Microchipping of Dogs (England) Regulations 2015 2015/108 UK Statutory Instruments 24/02/2020
The Keeping and Introduction of Fish (England and River Esk Catchment Area) Regulations 2015 2015/10 UK Statutory Instruments
The Products Containing Meat etc. (England) Regulations 2014 2014/3001 UK Statutory Instruments 13/12/2019
The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 2014/2890 UK Statutory Instruments
The Tuberculosis (England) Order 2014 2014/2383 UK Statutory Instruments 01/10/2019
The Tuberculosis (Deer and Camelid) (England) Order 2014 2014/2337 UK Statutory Instruments 01/10/2019
The Control of Noise (Code of Practice on Noise from Audible Intruder Alarms) (Revocation) (England) Order 2014 2014/2123 UK Statutory Instruments
The Diseases of Swine Regulations 2014 2014/1894 UK Statutory Instruments 14/08/2019
The Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (Revocation) Regulations 2014 2014/1258 UK Statutory Instruments
The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2013 2013/3113 UK Statutory Instruments 31/12/2018
The Fruit Juices and Fruit Nectars (England) Regulations 2013 2013/2775 UK Statutory Instruments 28/10/2018
The Nitrate Pollution Prevention (Designation and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2013 2013/2619 UK Statutory Instruments
The Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013 2013/2033 UK Statutory Instruments 01/10/2018
The Fish Labelling Regulations 2013 2013/1768 UK Statutory Instruments 02/09/2018
The Water Industry (Specified Infrastructure Projects) (English Undertakers) Regulations 2013 2013/1582 UK Statutory Instruments 27/06/2018
The Nitrate Pollution Prevention (Amendment) and Water Resources (Control of Pollution) (Silage, Slurry and Agricultural Fuel Oil) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 2013/1001 UK Statutory Instruments
The Timber and Timber Products (Placing on the Market) Regulations 2013 2013/233 UK Statutory Instruments 03/03/2018
The Waste and Emissions Trading Act 2003 (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2013 2013/141 UK Statutory Instruments
The Welfare of Wild Animals in Travelling Circuses (England) Regulations 2012 2012/2932 UK Statutory Instruments 20/01/2018