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Title Year and Number Legislation Type Review Date
The Official Controls (Plant Health and Genetically Modified Organisms) (England) Regulations 2019 2019/1517 UK Statutory Instruments 14/12/2024
The Aquatic Animal Health and Alien Species in Aquaculture (Amendment) (England and Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 2019/452 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 2016/149 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2015 2015/934 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 2015/918 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2014 2014/2852 UK Statutory Instruments
The Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing Regulations 2014 2014/1240 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2013 2013/766 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 2013/390 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Amendment (No 2) Regulations 2011 2011/2933 UK Statutory Instruments
The Marine Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2009 2009/2258 UK Statutory Instruments
The Surface Waters (Fishlife) (Classification) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 2009/1264 UK Statutory Instruments
The Sea Fishing (Recovery Measures) Order 2008 2008/2347 UK Statutory Instruments
The Bathing Water Regulations 2008 2008/1097 UK Statutory Instruments
The Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 2000 (Amendment) Regulations 2007 2007/2734 UK Statutory Instruments
The Sea Fishing (Prohibition on the Removal of Shark Fins) Order 2007 2007/2554 UK Statutory Instruments
The Sea Fishing (Restriction on Days at Sea) Order 2007 2007/927 UK Statutory Instruments
The Sea Fishing (Marking and Identification of Passive Fishing Gear and Beam Trawls) (England) Order 2006 2006/1549 UK Statutory Instruments
The Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Satellite Monitoring Measures) Order 2004 2004/3226 UK Statutory Instruments
The Sea Fishing (Restriction on Days at Sea) Order 2004 2004/398 UK Statutory Instruments
The Sea Fishing (Restriction on Days at Sea) (No 2) (Amendment) Order 2004 2004/38 UK Statutory Instruments
The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England and Wales) Regulations 2003 2003/3242 UK Statutory Instruments
The Sea Fishing (Restriction on Days at Sea) (No 2) Order 2003 2003/1535 UK Statutory Instruments
The Surface Water (Fishlife) (Classification) (Amendment) Regulation 2003 2003/1053 UK Statutory Instruments
The Water Supply (Water Quality) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 2001/2885 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environmental Protection (Disposal of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and other Dangerous Substances) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2000 2000/3359 UK Statutory Instruments
The Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 2000 2000/3184 UK Statutory Instruments
The Hill Livestock (Compensatory Allowances) Regulations 1999 1999/3316 UK Statutory Instruments
The Hill Livestock (Compensatory Allowances) (Enforcement) Regulations 1999 1999/3315 UK Statutory Instruments
The Countryside Access (Amendment) Regulations 1999 1999/1174 UK Statutory Instruments
The Surface Waters (Dangerous Substances) (Classification) Regulations 1998 1998/389 UK Statutory Instruments
The Surface Waters (Dangerous Substances) (Classification) Regulations 1997 1997/2560 UK Statutory Instruments
The Surface Water (Fishlife) (Classification) Regulation 1997 1997/1331 UK Statutory Instruments
The Surface Waters (Abstraction for Drinking Water) (Classification) Regulations 1996 1996/3001 UK Statutory Instruments
The Spring Traps Approval Order 1995 1995/2427 UK Statutory Instruments
The Countryside Access Regulations 1994 1994/2349 UK Statutory Instruments
The Surface Waters (Dangerous Substances) (Classification) Regulations 1992 1992/337 UK Statutory Instruments
The Bathing Waters (Classification) Regulations 1991 1991/1597 UK Statutory Instruments
The Casein and Caseinates (Amendment) Regulations 1989 1989/2321 UK Statutory Instruments
The Surface Water (Dangerous Substances) (Classification) Regulations 1989 1989/2286 UK Statutory Instruments