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Title Year and Number Legislation Type Review Date
The Controlled Waste (England and Wales) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2023 2023/1243 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environmental Civil Sanctions (England) (Amendment) Order 2023 2023/1045 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environmental Protection (Plastic Plates etc. and Polystyrene Containers etc.) (England) Regulations 2023 2023/982 UK Statutory Instruments 01/10/2028
The Environmental Offences (Fixed Penalties) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2023 2023/770 UK Statutory Instruments
The Direct Payments Penalty Simplification (England) Regulations 2020 2020/551 UK Statutory Instruments
The Isles of Scilly (Application of Water Legislation) Order 2020 2020/214 UK Statutory Instruments
The Unauthorised Deposit of Waste (Fixed Penalties) Regulations 2016 2016/334 UK Statutory Instruments
The Bodmin Moor Commons Council Establishment Order 2015 2015/1515 UK Statutory Instruments
The Household Waste (Fixed Penalty and Penalty Charge) Regulations 2015 2015/969 UK Statutory Instruments
The Single Use Carrier Bags Charges (England) Order 2015 2015/776 UK Statutory Instruments 05/10/2020
The Nitrate Pollution Prevention Regulations 2015 2015/668 UK Statutory Instruments 06/08/2017
The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2015 2015/324 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environmental Offences (Fixed Penalties) (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 2012/1151 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environmental Protection Act 1990 (Amendment of Fixed Penalty Amount) (England) Order 2012 2012/1150 UK Statutory Instruments
The Sea Fishing (Penalty Notices) (England) Order 2011 2011/758 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environmental Civil Sanctions (Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) Regulations 2010 2010/1159 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environmental Civil Sanctions (England) Order 2010 2010/1157 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environmental Damage (Prevention and Remediation) Regulations 2009 2009/153 UK Statutory Instruments
The Grants for Fishing and Aquaculture Industries Regulations 2007 2007/3284 UK Statutory Instruments
The Tuberculosis (England) Order 2007 2007/740 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environmental Offences (Fixed Penalties) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2007 2007/175 UK Statutory Instruments
The Rural Development (Enforcement) (England) Regulations 2007 2007/75 UK Statutory Instruments
The Avian Influenza (Preventive Measures) (England) Regulations 2006 2006/2701 UK Statutory Instruments
The Contaminated Land Regulations 2006 2006/1380 UK Statutory Instruments
The Dog Control Orders (Prescribed Offences and Penalties, etc) Regulations 2006 2006/1059 UK Statutory Instruments
The Fishing Vessels (Decommissioning) Scheme 2003 2003/2669 UK Statutory Instruments
The Dog Fouling (Fixed Penalty) (England) Order 2002 2002/425 UK Statutory Instruments
The Litter (Fixed Penalty) (England) Order 2002 2002/424 UK Statutory Instruments
The Moorland (Livestock Extensification) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1996 1996/3110 UK Statutory Instruments
The Moorland (Livestock Extensification) Regulations 1995 1995/904 UK Statutory Instruments
The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Lead in Ducks and Geese) (England) Order 1992 1992/2726 UK Statutory Instruments
The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Radioactivity in Sheep) (England) Order 1991 1991/6 UK Statutory Instruments
The Forestry Commission Byelaws 1982 1982/648 UK Statutory Instruments