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Title Year and Number Legislation Type Review Date
The Veterinary Medicines (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2024 2024/567 UK Statutory Instruments
The Seed Marketing (Heterogeneous Material) (Temporary Experiment) (England) Regulations 2023 2023/676 UK Statutory Instruments
The Water Abstraction (Transitional Provisions) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2022 2022/1302 UK Statutory Instruments
The Import and Export Licensing (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2021 2021/1358 UK Statutory Instruments
The Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (England and Northern Ireland) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 2019/1308 UK Statutory Instruments
The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 2019/1093 UK Statutory Instruments
The Marine Licensing (Exempted Activities) (Amendment) Order 2019 2019/893 UK Statutory Instruments
The Fisheries (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 2019/746 UK Statutory Instruments
The Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 2019/557 UK Statutory Instruments
The Plant Protection Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 2019/556 UK Statutory Instruments
The Pesticides and Fertilisers (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 2019/306 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environment Agency (Teggsnose Reservoir and Langley Bottoms Reservoir) Drought Order 2018 2018/1007 UK Statutory Instruments
The Marine Licensing (Application Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 2018/850 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environment and Rural Affairs (Miscellaneous Revocations) Order 2018 2018/739 UK Statutory Instruments
The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (England) Regulations 2018 2018/731 UK Statutory Instruments 19/07/2023
The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018 2018/486 UK Statutory Instruments 01/10/2023
The Water Abstraction (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2017 2017/1047 UK Statutory Instruments
The Water Abstraction and Impounding (Exemptions) Regulations 2017 2017/1044 UK Statutory Instruments
The County of Merseyside Act 1980 (Amendment) Regulations 2017 2017/243 UK Statutory Instruments
The Disease Control (England) (Amendment) Order 2016 2016/280 UK Statutory Instruments
The Water Supply and Sewerage Licences (Cross-Border Applications) Regulations 2016 2016/181 UK Statutory Instruments 31/03/2021
The Marine Licensing (Delegation of Functions) (Amendment) Order 2015 2015/1674 UK Statutory Instruments 01/10/2020
The Veterinary Surgery (Exemptions) Order 2015 2015/772 UK Statutory Instruments
The Mink and Coypus (Revocations) (England) Regulations 2015 2015/613 UK Statutory Instruments
The Prohibition of Keeping or Release of Live Fish (Specified Species) (England) (Amendment) Order 2014 2014/3342 UK Statutory Instruments
The Public Bodies (Marine Management Organisation) (Fees) Order 2014 2014/2555 UK Statutory Instruments
The Tuberculosis (Deer and Camelid) (England) Order 2014 2014/2337 UK Statutory Instruments 01/10/2019
The Marine Licensing (Application Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 2014/950 UK Statutory Instruments
The Tuberculosis (England) (Amendment) Order 2014 2014/714 UK Statutory Instruments
The Welfare of Wild Animals in Travelling Circuses (England) Regulations 2012 2012/2932 UK Statutory Instruments 20/01/2018
The Marine Licensing (Notices Appeals) Regulations 2011 Marine Licensing (Notices Appeals) Regulations 2011 2011/936 UK Statutory Instruments
The Marine Licensing (Licence Application Appeals) Regulations 2011 2011/934 UK Statutory Instruments
The Marine Licensing (Delegation of Functions) Order 2011 2011/627 UK Statutory Instruments
The Marine Licensing (Application Fees) Regulations 2011 2011/564 UK Statutory Instruments
The Marine Licensing (Register of Licensing Information) Regulations 2011 2011/424 UK Statutory Instruments
The Legislative Reform (Dangerous Wild Animals) (Licensing) Order 2010 2010/839 UK Statutory Instruments
The Welfare of Racing Greyhounds Regulations 2010 2010/543 UK Statutory Instruments
The Animal Gatherings (England) Order 2010 2010/460 UK Statutory Instruments
The Dee Estuary Cockle Fishery Order 2008 2008/1472 UK Statutory Instruments
The Specified Animal Pathogens Order 2008 2008/944 UK Statutory Instruments