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Title Year and Number Legislation Type Review Date
The REACH (Amendment) Regulations 2023 2023/722 UK Statutory Instruments
The Packaging Waste (Data Reporting) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 2023/721 UK Statutory Instruments
The Direct Payments to Farmers (Eligible Hectares and Afforested Areas) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2023 2023/718 UK Statutory Instruments
The Animal By-Products, Pet Passport and Animal Health (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 2023/714 UK Statutory Instruments
The Seed Marketing (Heterogeneous Material) (Temporary Experiment) (England) Regulations 2023 2023/676 UK Statutory Instruments
The Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Amendment) Regulations 2023 2023/658 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2023 2023/651 UK Statutory Instruments
The Exotic Equine Diseases (Compensation) (England) (No. 2) Order 2023 2023/565 UK Statutory Instruments
The Animal Welfare (Sentience) Act 2022 (Commencement) Regulations 2023 2023/563 UK Statutory Instruments
The Spring Traps Approval (Variation) (England) Order 2023 2023/517 UK Statutory Instruments
The Access to the Countryside (Coastal Margin) (Easington to Filey Brigg) Order 2023 2023/516 UK Statutory Instruments
The Access to the Countryside (Coastal Margin) (Cleveleys to Pier Head No. 1) Order 2023 2023/514 UK Statutory Instruments
The Plant Health and Phytosanitary Conditions (Oak Processionary Moth and Plant Pests) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 2023/497 UK Statutory Instruments
The Microchipping of Cats and Dogs (England) Regulations 2023 2023/468 UK Statutory Instruments
The Direct Payments to Farmers (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2023 2023/456 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environment Act 2021 (Commencement No. 6) Regulations 2023 2023/381 UK Statutory Instruments
The East Suffolk Internal Drainage Board Order 2023 2023/364 UK Statutory Instruments
The Agriculture (Financial Assistance) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 2023/351 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environment (Local Nature Recovery Strategies) (Procedure) Regulations 2023 2023/341 UK Statutory Instruments
The Ozone-Depleting Substances (Grant of Halon Derogations) Regulations 2023 2023/336 UK Statutory Instruments
The Alcoholic Beverages (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2023 2023/312 UK Statutory Instruments
The Welfare of Animals (Transport) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (England and Scotland) Regulations 2023 2023/287 UK Statutory Instruments
The Sea Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations 2023 2023/273 UK Statutory Instruments
The Exotic Equine Diseases (Compensation) (England) Order 2023 2023/230 UK Statutory Instruments
The Packaging Waste (Data Reporting) (England) Regulations 2023 2023/219 UK Statutory Instruments
The Approved Country Lists (Animals and Animal Products) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 2023/217 UK Statutory Instruments
The Countryside Stewardship (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 2023/159 UK Statutory Instruments
The Market Measures Payment Schemes (Amendments, Revocation and Transitional Provision) (England) Regulations 2023 2023/124 UK Statutory Instruments
The Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 2023/106 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environmental Targets (Fine Particulate Matter) (England) Regulations 2023 2023/96 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environmental Targets (Marine Protected Areas) Regulations 2023 2023/94 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environmental Targets (Water) (England) Regulations 2023 2023/93 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environmental Targets (Residual Waste) (England) Regulations 2023 2023/92 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environmental Targets (Biodiversity) (England) Regulations 2023 2023/91 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environmental Targets (Woodland and Trees Outside Woodland) (England) Regulations 2023 2023/90 UK Statutory Instruments
The Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) (England) Order 2023 2023/18 UK Statutory Instruments
The Official Controls (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2023 2023/17 UK Statutory Instruments
The Restriction of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Exemptions) (Fees) Regulations 2022 2022/1383 UK Statutory Instruments
The Official Controls (Extension of Transitional Periods) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2022 2022/1374 UK Statutory Instruments
The Plant Health and Trade in Animals and Related Products (Amendment) Regulations 2022 2022/1367 UK Statutory Instruments