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Title Year and Number Legislation Type Review Date
The Thames Water Utilities Limited (Thames Tideway Tunnel) (Amendment) Order 2020 2020/268 UK Statutory Instruments
The Access to the Countryside (Coastal Margin) (Newport Bridge to North Gare) Order 2019 2019/1204 UK Statutory Instruments
The Access to the Countryside (Coastal Margin) (Skegness to Mablethorpe) Order 2019 2019/173 UK Statutory Instruments
The Thames Water Utilities Limited (Thames Tideway Tunnel) (Amendment) Order 2018 2018/1262 UK Statutory Instruments
The Seal Products (Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 2018/1034 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) Regulations 2018 2018/942 UK Statutory Instruments
The Access to the Countryside (Coastal Margin) (South Bents to Amble) Order 2018 2018/815 UK Statutory Instruments
The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Amendment) Regulations 2018 2018/102 UK Statutory Instruments
The Farriers (Registration) Act 2017 (Commencement) Regulations 2017 2017/921 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environmental Impact Assessment (Forestry) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 2017/592 UK Statutory Instruments 16/05/2022
The Water Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments etc.) Order 2017 2017/506 UK Statutory Instruments
The Water Act 2014 (Commencement No. 9 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2017 2017/462 UK Statutory Instruments
The Water Supply Licence and Sewerage Licence (Modification of Standard Conditions) Order 2017 2017/449 UK Statutory Instruments
The Water Industry Designated Codes (Appeals to the Competition and Markets Authority) Regulations 2017 2017/447 UK Statutory Instruments
The Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) (England) Order 2016 2016/1002 UK Statutory Instruments
The Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (Amendment) Regulations 2016 2016/940 UK Statutory Instruments
The Water and Sewerage Undertakers (Exit from Non-household Retail Market) Regulations 2016 2016/744 UK Statutory Instruments
The Seed Marketing (Amendment) Regulations 2016 2016/613 UK Statutory Instruments
The Water Act 2014 (Commencement No. 6, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2016 2016/465 UK Statutory Instruments
The Water Supply and Sewerage Licences (Cross-Border Applications) Regulations 2016 2016/181 UK Statutory Instruments 31/03/2021
The Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 (Variation of Schedule 8) (England) Order 2015 2015/2082 UK Statutory Instruments
The Farriers’ Qualifications (European Recognition) Regulations 2015 2015/2072 UK Statutory Instruments 18/01/2021
The Water Act 2014 (Commencement No. 5 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2015 2015/1938 UK Statutory Instruments