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Title Year and Number Legislation Type Review Date
The Sea Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations 2024 2024/231 UK Statutory Instruments
The Sea Fisheries (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2023 2023/1054 UK Statutory Instruments
The Sea Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations 2023 2023/273 UK Statutory Instruments
The Fisheries Act 2020 (Scheme for Financial Assistance) (England) Regulations 2021 2021/908 UK Statutory Instruments
The Sea Fishing (Enforcement) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 2020/516 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environmental Damage (Prevention and Remediation) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 2019/1285 UK Statutory Instruments
The Sea Fishing (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019 2019/1284 UK Statutory Instruments
The Marine Licensing (Exempted Activities) (Amendment) Order 2019 2019/893 UK Statutory Instruments
The European Structural and Investment Funds Common Provisions Rules etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 2019/783 UK Statutory Instruments
The Fisheries (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 2019/746 UK Statutory Instruments
The Marine Environment (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 2018/1399 UK Statutory Instruments
The Marine Licensing (Application Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 2018/850 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environment and Rural Affairs (Miscellaneous Revocations) Order 2018 2018/739 UK Statutory Instruments
The Sea Fishing (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2018 2018/643 UK Statutory Instruments
The Sea Fish (Marketing Standards) (England and Wales and Northern Ireland) Regulations 2018 2018/437 UK Statutory Instruments
The Marine Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) and Marine Strategy (Amendment) Regulations 2018 2018/287 UK Statutory Instruments
The Fishing Boats Designation (England) (Amendment) Order 2017 2017/1219 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environmental Damage (Prevention and Remediation) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 2017/1177 UK Statutory Instruments
The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 2017/1012 UK Statutory Instruments
The Lobsters and Crawfish (Prohibition of Fishing and Landing) (Amendment) (England) Order 2017 2017/899 UK Statutory Instruments 01/10/2022
The Marine Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 2017/588 UK Statutory Instruments 16/05/2022
The Grants for Fishing and Aquaculture Industries Regulations 2015 2015/1711 UK Statutory Instruments 31/10/2020
The Marine Licensing (Delegation of Functions) (Amendment) Order 2015 2015/1674 UK Statutory Instruments 01/10/2020
The Poole Harbour Fishery Order 2015 2015/1346 UK Statutory Instruments
The Sea Fishing (Enforcement and Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 2015 2015/191 UK Statutory Instruments
The Sea Fishing (Penalty Notices) (England) Order 2011 2011/758 UK Statutory Instruments
The Marine Licensing (Delegation of Functions) Order 2011 2011/627 UK Statutory Instruments
The Marine Licensing (Register of Licensing Information) Regulations 2011 2011/424 UK Statutory Instruments
The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010 2010/490 UK Statutory Instruments 16/08/2017
The Sea Fishing (Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing) Order 2009 2009/3391 UK Statutory Instruments
Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 2009/23 UK Public General Acts
The Fal and Helford Designated Area (Fishing Restrictions) Order 2008 2008/2360 UK Statutory Instruments
The Lyme Bay Designated Area (Fishing Restrictions) Order 2008 2008/1584 UK Statutory Instruments
The Tope (Prohibition of Fishing) Order 2008 2008/691 UK Statutory Instruments
The Marine Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2007 2007/1518 UK Statutory Instruments
The Registration of Fish Buyers and Sellers and Designation of Fish Auction Sites Regulations 2005 2005/1605 UK Statutory Instruments
The South-West Territorial Waters (Prohibition of Pair Trawling) Order 2004 2004/3397 UK Statutory Instruments
The Solent European Marine Site (Prohibition of Method of Dredging) Order 2004 2004/2696 UK Statutory Instruments
The Fal and Helford (Prohibition of Scallop Dredging) Order 2004 2004/2567 UK Statutory Instruments
The Fal and Helford (Prohibition of Scallop Dredging) Order 2003 2003/2513 UK Statutory Instruments