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Title Year and Number Legislation Type Review Date
The Official Controls (Amendment) Regulations 2025 2025/102 UK Statutory Instruments
The Sea Fisheries (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2025 2025/92 UK Statutory Instruments
The Access to the Countryside (Coastal Margin) (Marsland Mouth to Newquay) Order 2025 2025/91 UK Statutory Instruments
The Access to the Countryside (Coastal Margin) (Birkenhead to the Welsh border) Order 2025 2025/90 UK Statutory Instruments
The Deposit Scheme for Drinks Containers (England and Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 2025/67 UK Statutory Instruments
The Free-Range Egg Marketing Standards (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2025 2025/62 UK Statutory Instruments
The Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products (Marketing Standards and Organic Products) (Transitional Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 2025/18 UK Statutory Instruments
The Official Controls (Plant Health) and Phytosanitary Conditions (Amendment) Regulations 2025 2025/13 UK Statutory Instruments
The Ivory Act 2018 (Meaning of “Ivory” and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2025 2025/9 UK Statutory Instruments
The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule 9) (England) (No. 2) (Amendment) Order 2024 2024/1342 UK Statutory Instruments
The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule 9) (England) (No. 2) (Amendment) Order 2024 2024/1340 UK Statutory Instruments
The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations 2024 2024/1332 UK Statutory Instruments
The Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 2024/1327 UK Statutory Instruments
The Access to the Countryside (Coastal Margin) (Aldeburgh to Hopton-on-Sea) (No. 1) Order 2024 2024/1288 UK Statutory Instruments
The Access to the Countryside (Coastal Margin) (Eastbourne to Camber) (No. 1) Order 2024 2024/1287 UK Statutory Instruments
The International Waste Shipments (Amendment) Regulations 2024 2024/1281 UK Statutory Instruments
The Tuberculosis (Non-bovine animals) Slaughter and Compensation (England) (Amendment) Order 2024 2024/1279 UK Statutory Instruments
The Rural Development and Farming Advice Service (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2024 2024/1221 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environmental Protection (Single-use Vapes) (England) Regulations 2024 2024/1216 UK Statutory Instruments
The Thames Estuary Cockle Fishery (No. 2) Order 2024 2024/1211 UK Statutory Instruments
The Bread and Flour (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2024 2024/1162 UK Statutory Instruments
The Thames Estuary Cockle Fishery Order 2024 2024/1150 UK Statutory Instruments
The Dangerous Dogs (Exemption Schemes) (England and Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2024 2024/1149 UK Statutory Instruments
The Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Enforcement Regulations 2024 2024/1146 UK Statutory Instruments
The Animal Health (Approved Disinfectants and Animal Gatherings) (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Order 2024 2024/1140 UK Statutory Instruments
The Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 2024/1093 UK Statutory Instruments
The Access to the Countryside (Coastal Margin) (Newquay to Penzance) (No. 1) Order 2024 2024/1080 UK Statutory Instruments
The Access to the Countryside (Coastal Margin) (Marsland Mouth to Newquay) (No. 1) Order 2024 2024/1079 UK Statutory Instruments
The Access to the Countryside (Coastal Margin) (Shotley Gate to Felixstowe) (No. 2) Order 2024 2024/1030 UK Statutory Instruments
The Sea Fisheries (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2024 2024/1028 UK Statutory Instruments
The Official Controls (Extension of Transitional Periods) and Plant Health (Frequency of Checks) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024 2024/1001 UK Statutory Instruments
The Seed Marketing (CMS Wheat Hybrids) (Temporary Experiment) (England) Regulations 2024 2024/899 UK Statutory Instruments
The Charges for Residues Surveillance (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2024 2024/892 UK Statutory Instruments
The Access to the Countryside (Coastal Margin) (Birkenhead to Welsh Border) Order 2024 2024/867 UK Statutory Instruments
The Access to the Countryside (Coastal Margin) (Sutton Bridge to Skegness) Order 2024 2024/865 UK Statutory Instruments
The Windsor Framework (Retail Movement Scheme: Plant and Animal Health) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2024 2024/853 UK Statutory Instruments
The Access to the Countryside (Coastal Margin) (Kingswear to Lyme Regis) Order 2024 2024/821 UK Statutory Instruments
The Access to the Countryside (Coastal Margin) (Minehead to Combe Martin) Order 2024 2024/820 UK Statutory Instruments
The Dangerous Dogs (Exemption Schemes) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2024 2024/721 UK Statutory Instruments
The Glue Traps (Licensing) Regulations 2024 2024/702 UK Statutory Instruments