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Title Year and Number Legislation Type Review Date
National Parks and Access to Countryside Act 1949 1949/97 UK Public General Acts
Coast Protection Act 1949 1949/74 UK Public General Acts
Prevention of Damage by Pests Act 1949 1949/55 UK Public General Acts
Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1949 1949/37 UK Public General Acts
Docking and Nicking of Horses Act 1949 1949/C. 70 UK Public General Acts