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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 Environmental Protection (Plastic Plates etc. and Polystyrene Containers etc.) (England) Regulations 2023 2023/982 UK Statutory Instruments 01/10/2028
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 (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health Fees etc.) Regulations 2019 2019/1488 UK Statutory Instruments 14/12/2024
The Sea Fishing (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019 2019/1284 UK Statutory Instruments
The Invasive Alien Species (Enforcement and Permitting) (Amendment) Order 2019 2019/1213 UK Statutory Instruments 01/10/2024
The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 2019/1093 UK Statutory Instruments
The Tollesbury and Mersea (Blackwater) Fishery Order 2019 2019/974 UK Statutory Instruments
The Animal Welfare (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 2019/802 UK Statutory Instruments
The Fisheries (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 2019/746 UK Statutory Instruments
The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food) (England) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 2018/1241 UK Statutory Instruments
The Sea Fishing (Enforcement) Regulations 2018 2018/849 UK Statutory Instruments
The Equine Identification (England) Regulations 2018 2018/761 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environment and Rural Affairs (Miscellaneous Revocations) Order 2018 2018/739 UK Statutory Instruments
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 Environmental Protection (Microbeads) (England) Regulations 2017 2017/1312 UK Statutory Instruments 09/01/2020
The Cattle Identification (Amendment) Regulations 2017 2017/101 UK Statutory Instruments
The Fal Fishery Order 2016 2016/716 UK Statutory Instruments
The African Horse Sickness (England) Regulations 2012 2012/2629 UK Statutory Instruments 21/11/2017
The Wine Regulations 2011 2011/2936 UK Statutory Instruments 30/11/2016
The Incidental Flooding and Coastal Erosion (England) Order 2011 2011/2855 UK Statutory Instruments
The Trade in Animals and Related Products Regulations 2011 2011/1197 UK Statutory Instruments 24/05/2016
The Animal By-Products (Enforcement)(England) Regulations 2011 2011/881 UK Statutory Instruments
The Beef and Veal Labelling Regulations 2010 2010/983 UK Statutory Instruments
The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (England) Regulations 2010 2010/801 UK Statutory Instruments 30/11/2016
The Sea Fishing (Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing) Order 2009 2009/3391 UK Statutory Instruments
The Scotch Whisky Regulations 2009 2009/2890 UK Statutory Instruments
The Eggs and Chicks (England) Regulations 2009 2009/2163 UK Statutory Instruments
The Horse Passports Regulations 2009 2009/1611 UK Statutory Instruments
The Organic Products Regulations 2009 2009/842 UK Statutory Instruments 27/04/2014
The Ozone Depleting Substances (Qualifications) Regulations 2009 2009/216 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environmental Damage (Prevention and Remediation) Regulations 2009 2009/153 UK Statutory Instruments
The Spirit Drinks Regulations 2008 2008/3206 UK Statutory Instruments
The Bluetongue Regulations 2008 2008/962 UK Statutory Instruments 24/08/2017
The Products of Animal Origin (Disease Control) (England) Regulations 2008 2008/465 UK Statutory Instruments
Planning Act 2008 2008/29 UK Public General Acts
The Zoonoses (Monitoring) (England) Regulations 2007 2007/2399 UK Statutory Instruments
The Cattle Identification Regulations 2007 2007/529 UK Statutory Instruments 06/04/2018