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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 Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2011 2011/2159 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environmental Protection (Controls on Ozone-Depleting Substances) Regulations 2011 2011/1543 UK Statutory Instruments
The Animal By-Products (Enforcement)(England) Regulations 2011 2011/881 UK Statutory Instruments
The Marketing of Fruit Plant Material Regulations 2010 2010/2079 UK Statutory Instruments
The Beef and Pig Carcase Classification (England) Regulations 2010 2010/1090 UK Statutory Instruments
The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (England) Regulations 2010 2010/801 UK Statutory Instruments 30/11/2016
The Sea Fishing (Landing and Weighing of Herring, Mackerel and Horse Mackerel) Order 2009 2009/1850 UK Statutory Instruments
The Horse Passports Regulations 2009 2009/1611 UK Statutory Instruments
The Ozone Depleting Substances (Qualifications) Regulations 2009 2009/216 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environmental Damage (Prevention and Remediation) Regulations 2009 2009/153 UK Statutory Instruments
The Sea Fishing (Recovery Measures) Order 2008 2008/2347 UK Statutory Instruments
The Sea Fishing (Prohibition on the Removal of Shark Fins) Order 2007 2007/2554 UK Statutory Instruments
The Offshore Marine Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c) Regulations 2007 2007/1842 UK Statutory Instruments 16/08/2017
The Sea Fishing (Restriction on Days at Sea) Order 2007 2007/927 UK Statutory Instruments
The Rural Development (Enforcement) (England) Regulations 2007 2007/75 UK Statutory Instruments
The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food) (England) Regulations 2006 2006/3472 UK Statutory Instruments
The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2006 2006/3289 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 Older Cattle (Disposal) (England) Regulations 2005 2005/3522 UK Statutory Instruments
The Plant Health (England) Order 2005 2005/2530 UK Statutory Instruments
The Incidental Catches of Cetaceans in Fisheries (England) Order 2005 2005/17 UK Statutory Instruments
The Plant Health (Phytophthora kernovii Management Zone) (England) Order 2004 2004/3367 UK Statutory Instruments
The Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Satellite Monitoring Measures) Order 2004 2004/3226 UK Statutory Instruments
The Plant Health (Phytophthora ramorum) (England) Order 2004 2004/2590 UK Statutory Instruments
The Fishing Vessels (Decommissioning) Scheme 2003 2003/2669 UK Statutory Instruments
The Olive Oil (Marketing Standards) Regulations 2003 2003/2577 UK Statutory Instruments
The Dairy Produce Quotas (General Provisions) Regulations 2002 2002/458 UK Statutory Instruments
The Undersized Lobsters Order 2000 2000/1503 UK Statutory Instruments
The Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Conservation Measures) Order 2000 2000/1081 UK Statutory Instruments
The Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Quota and Third Country Fishing Measures) Order 2000 2000/827 UK Statutory Instruments
The Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Control Measures) Order 2000 2000/51 UK Statutory Instruments
The Fishing Vessels (Decommissioning) Scheme 1997 1997/1924 UK Statutory Instruments
The Control of Trade in Endangered Species (Enforcement) Regulations 1997 1997/1372 UK Statutory Instruments
The Bovine Hides Regulations 1997 1997/813 UK Statutory Instruments
The Marketing of Fruit Plant Material Regulations 1995 1995/2653 UK Statutory Instruments
The Fisheries and Aquaculture Structures (Grants) Regulations 1995 1995/1576 UK Statutory Instruments
The Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Regulations 1995 1995/731 UK Statutory Instruments
The Fishing Boats (Marking and Documentation) (Enforcement) Order 1993 1993/2015 UK Statutory Instruments
The Sea Fish Licensing Order 1992 1992/2633 UK Statutory Instruments