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Title Year and Number Legislation Type Review Date
The Invasive Alien Species (Enforcement and Permitting) (Amendment) Order 2019 2019/1213 UK Statutory Instruments 01/10/2024
The Animal Health, Alien Species in Aquaculture and Invasive Non-native Species (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 2019/813 UK Statutory Instruments
The Aquatic Animal Health and Alien Species in Aquaculture (Amendment) (England and Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 2019/452 UK Statutory Instruments
The Aquatic Animal Health and Alien Species in Aquaculture (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 2019/451 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environment and Rural Affairs (Miscellaneous Revocations) Order 2018 2018/739 UK Statutory Instruments
The Alien and Locally Absent Species in Aquaculture (England and Wales) Regulations 2011 2011/2292 UK Statutory Instruments 09/10/2016
The Aquatic Animal Health (England and Wales) Regulations 2009 2009/463 UK Statutory Instruments
The Flood Defence (Mimmshall Brook Works) Order 2007 2007/2980 UK Statutory Instruments
The Stanswood Bay Oyster Fishery Order 2005 2005/1402 UK Statutory Instruments
The Calshot Oyster Fishery Order 2005 2005/1400 UK Statutory Instruments
The Waddeton Fishery Order 2001 2001/1380 UK Statutory Instruments
The Fisheries and Aquaculture Structures (Grants) (England) Regulations 2001 2001/1117 UK Statutory Instruments
The Thames Estuary Cockle Fishery Order 1994 1994/2329 UK Statutory Instruments
The Wash Fishery Order 1992 1992/3038 UK Statutory Instruments
The Stanswood Bay Oyster Fishery Order 1988 1988/1024 UK Statutory Instruments
The Poole Fishery Order 1985 1985/847 UK Statutory Instruments
The Blakeney Harbour Mussel Fishery Order 1966 1966/984 UK Statutory Instruments
The River Teign Mussel Fishery Order 1966 1966/792 UK Statutory Instruments
The Horsey Island Mussel Fishery Order 1963 1963/1005 UK Statutory Instruments
The River Taw Mussel Fishery Order 1962 1962/1751 UK Statutory Instruments
The Truro Port Fishery Order 1936 1936/C. lxxxv UK Statutory Rules and Orders