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Title Year and Number Legislation Type Review Date
The Official Controls (Plant Protection Products) Regulations 2020 2020/552 UK Statutory Instruments 14/12/2024
The Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2019 2019/1252 UK Statutory Instruments 29/09/2024
The Invasive Alien Species (Enforcement and Permitting) (Amendment) Order 2019 2019/1213 UK Statutory Instruments 01/10/2024