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Title Year and Number Legislation Type Review Date
The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018 2018/486 UK Statutory Instruments 01/10/2023
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 Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 2018/352 UK Statutory Instruments
The Boston Barrier Order 2017 2017/1329 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environmental Protection (Microbeads) (England) Regulations 2017 2017/1312 UK Statutory Instruments 09/01/2020
The Control of Mercury (Enforcement) Regulations 2017 2017/1200 UK Statutory Instruments
The Conservation of Offshore Marine Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 2017/1013 UK Statutory Instruments 30/11/2022
The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 2017/1012 UK Statutory Instruments
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 Plant Health (Sweet Chestnut Blight) (England) Order 2017 2017/178 UK Statutory Instruments 21/02/2022
The Cattle Identification (Amendment) Regulations 2017 2017/101 UK Statutory Instruments
The Fal Fishery Order 2016 2016/716 UK Statutory Instruments
The Common Agricultural Policy (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2015 2015/1997 UK Statutory Instruments
The Seed Potatoes (England) Regulations 2015 2015/1953 UK Statutory Instruments 01/01/2021
The Single Common Market Organisation (Emergency Aid for Milk Producers) Regulations 2015 2015/1896 UK Statutory Instruments 16/11/2020
The Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (England) Regulations 2015 2015/1782 UK Statutory Instruments
The Grants for Fishing and Aquaculture Industries Regulations 2015 2015/1711 UK Statutory Instruments 31/10/2020
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 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 Ozone-Depleting Substances Regulations 2015 2015/168 UK Statutory Instruments 07/03/2020
The Keeping and Introduction of Fish (England and River Esk Catchment Area) Regulations 2015 2015/10 UK Statutory Instruments
The Common Agricultural Policy (Control and Enforcement, Cross-Compliance, Scrutiny of Transactions and Appeals) Regulations 2014 2014/3263 UK Statutory Instruments 01/01/2020
The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 2014/2890 UK Statutory Instruments
The REACH Enforcement (Amendment) Regulations 2014 2014/2882 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 Transfrontier Shipment of Waste (Amendment) Regulations 2014 2014/861 UK Statutory Instruments
The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2013 2013/3113 UK Statutory Instruments 31/12/2018
The Timber and Timber Products (Placing on the Market) Regulations 2013 2013/233 UK Statutory Instruments 03/03/2018
The Welfare of Wild Animals in Travelling Circuses (England) Regulations 2012 2012/2932 UK Statutory Instruments 20/01/2018
The African Horse Sickness (England) Regulations 2012 2012/2629 UK Statutory Instruments 21/11/2017
The Ipswich Barrier Order 2012 2012/1867 UK Statutory Instruments
The Quality Standards for Green Bananas (England and Wales) Regulations 2012 2012/947 UK Statutory Instruments 11/05/2017
The Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade Regulations 2012 2012/178 UK Statutory Instruments 20/02/2022