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Title Year and Number Legislation Type Review Date
The Cattle Identification Regulations 2007 2007/529 UK Statutory Instruments 06/04/2018
The Commons (Registration of Town or Village Greens) (Interim Arrangements) (England) Regulations 2007 2007/457 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environmental Offences (Fixed Penalties) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2007 2007/175 UK Statutory Instruments
The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2006 2006/3289 UK Statutory Instruments
The Horses (Zootechnical Standards) (England) Regulations 2006 2006/1757 UK Statutory Instruments
The Contaminated Land Regulations 2006 2006/1380 UK Statutory Instruments
The Water Resources (Abstraction and Impounding) Regulations 2006 2006/641 UK Statutory Instruments
Commons Act 2006 2006/26 UK Public General Acts
The Plant Health (England) Order 2005 2005/2530 UK Statutory Instruments
The Veterinary Surgery (Testing for Tuberculosis in Bovines) Order 2005 2005/2015 UK Statutory Instruments
The Registration of Fish Buyers and Sellers and Designation of Fish Auction Sites Regulations 2005 2005/1605 UK Statutory Instruments
The Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005 2005/894 UK Statutory Instruments
The Dairy Produce Quotas Regulations 2005 2005/465 UK Statutory Instruments
The End-of-Life Vehicles (Producer Responsibility) Regulations 2005 2005/263 UK Statutory Instruments
The Plant Health (Phytophthora ramorum) (England) Order 2004 2004/2590 UK Statutory Instruments
The Organic Products Regulations 2004 2004/1604 UK Statutory Instruments
The Beef Carcase (Classification) (England) Regulations 2004 2004/1317 UK Statutory Instruments
The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England and Wales) Regulations 2003 2003/3242 UK Statutory Instruments
The Registration of Establishments (Laying Hens) (England) Regulations 2003 2003/3100 UK Statutory Instruments
The Sheep Annual Premium and Suckler Cow Premium Quotas Regulations 2003 2003/2261 UK Statutory Instruments
The Water Resources (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2003 2003/164 UK Statutory Instruments
The Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) Regulations 2002 2002/2443 UK Statutory Instruments
The Pig Industry Development Scheme 2000 (Confirmation) Order 2001 2001/935 UK Statutory Instruments
The Slaughter Premium Regulations 2000 2000/3126 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environmental Protection (Disposal of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Other Dangerous Substances (England and Wales) Regulations 2000 2000/1043 UK Statutory Instruments
The Marketing of Ornamental Plant Propagating Material Regulations 1999 1999/1801 UK Statutory Instruments
The Anti-Pollution Works Regulations 1999 1999/1006 UK Statutory Instruments
The Water Protection Zone (River Dee Catchment) (Procedural and Other Provisions) Regulations 1999 1999/916 UK Statutory Instruments
The Plant Breeders' Rights Regulations 1998 1998/1027 UK Statutory Instruments
The Bovine Hides Regulations 1997 1997/813 UK Statutory Instruments
The Control of Pollution (Applications, Appeals and Registers) Regulations 1996 1996/2971 UK Statutory Instruments
The Deposits in the Sea (Public Registers of Information) Regulations 1996 1996/1427 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environmental Protection (Applications, Appeals and Registers) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 1996 1996/979 UK Statutory Instruments
The Marketing of Fruit Plant Material Regulations 1995 1995/2653 UK Statutory Instruments
The Marketing of Vegetable Plant Material Regulations 1995 1995/2652 UK Statutory Instruments
The Milk Development Council Order 1995 1995/356 UK Statutory Instruments
The Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) Regulations 1992 1992/3280 UK Statutory Instruments
The Fertilisers Regulations 1991 1991/2197 UK Statutory Instruments
The Controlled Waste (Registration of Carriers and Seizure of Vehicles) Regulations 1991 1991/1624 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environmental Protection (Authorisation of Processes) (Determination Periods) Order 1991 1991/513 UK Statutory Instruments