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Title Year and Number Legislation Type Review Date
The Sea Fish (Specified Sea Area) (Regulation of Nets and Prohibition of Fishing Methods) Order 1989 1989/1284 UK Statutory Instruments
The Sandeels Licensing Order 1989 1989/1066 UK Statutory Instruments
The Undersized Velvet Crabs Order 1989 1989/919 UK Statutory Instruments
The Beef Special Premium (Protection of Payments) Order 1989 1989/574 UK Statutory Instruments
The Zoonoses Order 1989 1989/285 UK Statutory Instruments
The Farm and Conservation Grant Regulations 1989 1989/219 UK Statutory Instruments
The Set-Aside Regulations 1988 1988/1352 UK Statutory Instruments
The Cereals Co-responsibility Levy Regulations 1988 1988/1001 UK Statutory Instruments
The Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 (Jersey) Order 1987 1987/667 UK Statutory Instruments
The Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 (Guernsey) Order 1987 1987/665 UK Statutory Instruments
The Sea Fish (Marketing Standards) Regulations 1986 1986/1272 UK Statutory Instruments
The Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Measures for Spanish and Portuguese Vessels) Order 1986 1986/110 UK Statutory Instruments
Salmon Act 1986 1986/62 UK Public General Acts
The Agriculture Improvement Regulations 1985 1985/1266 UK Statutory Instruments
Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 1985/48 UK Public General Acts
The Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Licensing Measures) (North of Scotland Box) Order 1984 1984/291 UK Statutory Instruments
Food Act 1984 1984/30 UK Public General Acts
British Fishing Boats Act 1983 1983/8 UK Public General Acts
The Suckler Cow Premium Regulations 1982 1982/1683 UK Statutory Instruments
The Receiving of Trans-shipped Sea Fish (Licensing) Order 1982 1982/80 UK Statutory Instruments
The Farm and Horticulture Development Regulations 1981 1981/1707 UK Statutory Instruments
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 1981/69 UK Public General Acts
Animal Health Act 1981 1981/22 UK Public General Acts
The Sheep Variable Premium (Protection of Payments) (No 2) Order 1980 1980/1811 UK Statutory Instruments
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Regulations 1980 1980/1298 UK Statutory Instruments
Highways Act 1980 1980/66 UK Public General Acts
Import of Live Fish (England and Wales) Act 1980 1980/27 UK Public General Acts
The Importation of Animal Products and Poultry Products Order 1980 1980/14 UK Statutory Instruments
The Importation of Embryos, Ova and Semen Order 1980 1980/12 UK Statutory Instruments
Endangered Species (Import and Export) Act 1976 1976/72 UK Public General Acts
International Carriage of Perishable Foodstuffs Act 1976 1976/58 UK Public General Acts
Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976 1976/38 UK Public General Acts
Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975 1975/51 UK Public General Acts
Reservoirs Act 1975 1975/23 UK Public General Acts
The Rabies (Control) Order 1974 1974/2212 UK Statutory Instruments
Control of Pollution Act 1974 1974/40 UK Public General Acts
Slaughterhouses Act 1974 1974/3 UK Public General Acts
The Dairy Herd Conversion Premium Regulations 1973 1973/1642 UK Statutory Instruments
The Salmon and Migratory Trout (Enforcement) Order 1973 1973/210 UK Statutory Instruments
Breeding of Dogs Act 1973 1973/60 UK Public General Acts