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Title Year and Number Legislation Type Review Date
The Animal Welfare (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022 2022/846 UK Statutory Instruments
The Aquatic Animal Health and Alien Species in Aquaculture, Animals, and Marketing of Seed, Plant and Propagating Material (Legislative Functions and Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 2020/1463 UK Statutory Instruments
The Livestock (Records, Identification and Movement) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 2019/814 UK Statutory Instruments
The Animal Welfare (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 2019/802 UK Statutory Instruments
The Farriers and Animal Health (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 2019/457 UK Statutory Instruments
The Veterinary Surgeons and Animal Welfare (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 2019/454 UK Statutory Instruments
The Animal Health and Welfare (Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 2018/1033 UK Statutory Instruments
The Legislative Reform (Constitution of the Council of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons) Order 2018 2018/559 UK Statutory Instruments
The Veterinary Surgery (Exemptions) Order 2015 2015/772 UK Statutory Instruments
The Veterinary Surgery (Vaccination of Badgers Against Tuberculosis) Order 2010 2010/580 UK Statutory Instruments
The Veterinary Surgery (Artificial Insemination) (Amendment) Order 2009 2009/2769 UK Statutory Instruments
The Veterinary Surgery (Wing and Web Tagging) Order 2009 2009/1217 UK Statutory Instruments
The Veterinary Surgery (Artificial Insemination) (Amendment) Order 2007 2007/1767 UK Statutory Instruments
The Veterinary Surgery (Artificial Insemination) Order 2007 2007/1315 UK Statutory Instruments
The Veterinary Surgery (Testing for Tuberculosis in Bovines) Order 2005 2005/2015 UK Statutory Instruments
The Channel Tunnel (International Arrangements) (Amendment) Order 2003 2003/2799 UK Statutory Instruments
The Veterinary Surgery (Rectal Ultrasound Scanning of Bovines) Order 2002 2002/2584 UK Statutory Instruments
The Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 (Schedule 3 Amendment) Order 2002 2002/1479 UK Statutory Instruments
The Export Restrictions (Foot-And-Mouth Disease) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 2001/627 UK Statutory Instruments
The Medicines for Human Use and Medical Devices (Fees and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2000 2000/592 UK Statutory Instruments
The Medicines for Human Use and Medical Devices (Fees and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1999 1999/566 UK Statutory Instruments
The Coypus (Special Licence) (Fees) Regulations 1997 1997/2751 UK Statutory Instruments
The Animal By-Products (Identification) (Amendment) Regulations 1997 1997/2073 UK Statutory Instruments
The Animal By-Products (Identification) Regulations 1995 1995/614 UK Statutory Instruments
The Veterinary Surgery (Epidural Anaesthesia) Order 1992 1992/696 UK Statutory Instruments
The Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 (Schedule 3 Amendment) Order 1991 1991/1412 UK Statutory Instruments
The Veterinary Surgery (Blood Sampling) (Amendment) Order 1990 1990/2217 UK Statutory Instruments
The Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 (Schedule 3 Amendment) Order 1988 1988/526 UK Statutory Instruments
The Medicines (Exemptions from Licences and Animal Test Certificates) Order 1986 1986/1180 UK Statutory Instruments
The Medicines (Products Other Than Veterinary Drugs) (Prescription Only) Amendment Order 1986 1986/586 UK Statutory Instruments
The Medicines (Veterniary Drugs) (Exemption from Licenses) (Importation) Order 1986 1986/228 UK Statutory Instruments
The Foot-and-Mouth Disease Order 1983 1983/1950 UK Statutory Instruments
The Veterinary Surgery (Blood Sampling) Order 1983 1983/6 UK Statutory Instruments
The Veterinary Surgery (Exemptions) (Amendment) Order 1982 1982/1627 UK Statutory Instruments
The Veterinary Surgeons (Practice by Students) Regulations Order of Council 1981 1981/988 UK Statutory Instruments
The Veterinary Surgery (Exemptions) Order 1973 1973/308 UK Statutory Instruments
The Brucellosis (Beef Incentives) Payments Scheme 1972 1972/1329 UK Statutory Instruments
The Pleuro-Pneumonia (Amendment) Order 1938 1938/195 UK Statutory Instruments