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Title Year and Number Legislation Type Review Date
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 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 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 Private Water Supplies (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 2018/707 UK Statutory Instruments 27/06/2021
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 Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases Regulations 2015 2015/310 UK Statutory Instruments 19/03/2020
The Ozone-Depleting Substances Regulations 2015 2015/168 UK Statutory Instruments 07/03/2020
The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) (No.3) Order 2013 2013/2687 UK Statutory Instruments
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 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 Waste and Emissions Trading Act 2003 (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2013 2013/141 UK Statutory Instruments
The Marine Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 2011/735 UK Statutory Instruments
The Poultrymeat (England) Regulations 2011 2011/452 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environmental Permitting (england and Wales) Regulations 2010 2010/675 UK Statutory Instruments 06/04/2017
Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 2009/23 UK Public General Acts
The Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels) (England and Wales) Regulations 2008 2008/2570 UK Statutory Instruments
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2007 2007/3433 UK Statutory Instruments
The Bovine Semen (England) Regulations 2007 2007/1319 UK Statutory Instruments
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2007 2007/465 UK Statutory Instruments
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2006 2006/737 UK Statutory Instruments
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) and National Emissions Inventory Regulations 2005 2005/2903 UK Statutory Instruments
The Enzootic Bovine Leukosis (England) Order 2000 2000/2056 UK Statutory Instruments
Food Standards Act 1999 1999/28 UK Public General Acts
Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999 1999/24 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 Rabies (Control) Order 1974 1974/2212 UK Statutory Instruments