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Title Year and Number Legislation Type Review Date
The Environmental Protection (Applications, Appeals and Registers) Regulations 1991 1991/507 UK Statutory Instruments
The Wildlife and Countryside (Registration and Ringing of Certain Captive Birds) (Amendment) Regulations 1991 1991/478 UK Statutory Instruments
Water Resources Act 1991 1991/C. 57 UK Public General Acts
Environmental Protection Act 1990 1990/43 UK Public General Acts
Planning (Hazardous Substances) Act 1990 1990/10 UK Public General Acts
The Sludge (Use in Agriculture) Regulations 1989 1989/1263 UK Statutory Instruments
The Director General of Water Services' Register (Inspection and Charges) Order 1989 1989/1154 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environment Protection (Overseas Territories) Order 1988 1988/1084 UK Statutory Instruments
The Cereals Co-responsibility Levy Regulations 1988 1988/1001 UK Statutory Instruments
Environment and Safety Information Act 1988 1988/30 UK Public General Acts
The Reservoirs Act 1975 (Registers, Reports and Records) Regulations 1985 1985/177 UK Statutory Instruments
Zoo Licensing Act 1981 1981/37 UK Public General Acts
Highways Act 1980 1980/66 UK Public General Acts
The Control of Atmospheric Pollution (Research and Publicity) Regulations 1977 1977/19 UK Statutory Instruments
The Control of Noise (Measurement and Registers) Regulations 1976 1976/37 UK Statutory Instruments
Reservoirs Act 1975 1975/23 UK Public General Acts
Control of Pollution Act 1974 1974/40 UK Public General Acts
The Commons Registration (Disposal of Disputed Registration) Regulations 1972 1972/437 UK Statutory Instruments
The Agricultural Wages Committees (Wages Structure) Regulations 1971 1971/844 UK Statutory Instruments
The Commons Registration (Finality of Undisputed Registrations) Regulations 1970 1970/1371 UK Statutory Instruments
The Commons Registration (New Land) Regulations 1969 1969/1843 UK Statutory Instruments
The Commons Registration (Objections and Maps) Regulations 1968 1968/989 UK Statutory Instruments
Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 1966/36 UK Public General Acts
The British Wool Marketing Scheme (Approval) Order 1950 1950/1326 UK Statutory Instruments
The Agricultural Credits Regulations 1928 1928/667 UK Statutory Rules and Orders
Performing Animals (Regulation) Act 1925 1925/38 UK Public General Acts
The Land Settlement (Annuities) Regulations 1919 1919/1961 UK Statutory Rules and Orders