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Title Year and Number Legislation Type Review Date
The Environmental Protection (Disposal of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and other Dangerous Substances) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 2024/354 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 2023/1156 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) (England) (No. 2) Regulations 2023 2023/1046 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environmental Civil Sanctions (England) (Amendment) Order 2023 2023/1045 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environmental Offences (Fixed Penalties) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2023 2023/770 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2023 2023/651 UK Statutory Instruments
The Packaging Waste (Data Reporting) (England) Regulations 2023 2023/219 UK Statutory Instruments 01/01/2028
The Water Abstraction (Transitional Provisions) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2022 2022/1302 UK Statutory Instruments
The Persistent Organic Pollutants (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 2022/1293 UK Statutory Instruments
The Control of Mercury (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 2022/1142 UK Statutory Instruments
The Beavers (England) Order 2022 2022/858 UK Statutory Instruments 01/10/2032
The Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 2021/543 UK Statutory Instruments
The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2020 2020/1336 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environmental Protection (Disposal of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and other Dangerous Substances) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 2020/489 UK Statutory Instruments
The Isles of Scilly (Application of Water Legislation) Order 2020 2020/214 UK Statutory Instruments
The Pesticides (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 2019/1410 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environmental Damage (Prevention and Remediation) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 2019/1285 UK Statutory Instruments
The Persistent Organic Pollutants (Various Amendments) Regulations 2019 2019/1099 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environment and Rural Affairs (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 2019/1078 UK Statutory Instruments
The REACH etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 2019/758 UK Statutory Instruments
The Fisheries (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 2019/746 UK Statutory Instruments
The International Waste Shipments (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 2019/590 UK Statutory Instruments
The Waste (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 2019/188 UK Statutory Instruments
The Control of Mercury (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 2019/96 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 2019/39 UK Statutory Instruments
The Persistent Organic Pollutants (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 2018/1405 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environmental Protection (Miscellaneous Amendments) (England and Wales) Regulations 2018 2018/1227 UK Statutory Instruments
The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2018 2018/1214 UK Statutory Instruments 01/01/2022
The Environment Agency (Teggsnose Reservoir and Langley Bottoms Reservoir) Drought Order 2018 2018/1007 UK Statutory Instruments
The River Lugg Internal Drainage Board Order 2018 2018/963 UK Statutory Instruments
The Parrett Internal Drainage Board Order 2018 2018/824 UK Statutory Instruments
The Axe Brue Internal Drainage Board Order 2018 2018/823 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environment and Rural Affairs (Miscellaneous Revocations) Order 2018 2018/739 UK Statutory Instruments
The Bathing Water (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2018 2018/527 UK Statutory Instruments 31/07/2018
The Waste Enforcement (England and Wales) Regulations 2018 2018/369 UK Statutory Instruments
The Reduction and Prevention of Agricultural Diffuse Pollution (England) Regulations 2018 2018/151 UK Statutory Instruments 02/04/2021
The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 2018/110 UK Statutory Instruments 31/12/2019
The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Amendment) Regulations 2018 2018/102 UK Statutory Instruments
The Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases (Amendment) Regulations 2018 2018/98 UK Statutory Instruments
The Boston Barrier Order 2017 2017/1329 UK Statutory Instruments