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Title Year and Number Legislation Type Review Date
The Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals (Amendment) (England) (No. 2) Regulations 2022 2022/924 UK Statutory Instruments
The Control of Salmonella in Poultry (Amendment) Order 2019 2019/971 UK Statutory Instruments
The Veterinary Medicines and Animals and Animal Products (Examination of Residues and Maximum Residue Limits) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 2019/676 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 Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies and Animal By-Products (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 2019/170 UK Statutory Instruments
The Equine Identification (England) Regulations 2018 2018/761 UK Statutory Instruments
The Ringing of Certain Captive-bred Birds (England and Wales) Regulations 2017 2017/1213 UK Statutory Instruments 28/12/2022
The Cattle Identification (Amendment) Regulations 2017 2017/101 UK Statutory Instruments
The Veterinary Surgeons’ Qualifications (European Recognition and Knowledge of Language) Regulations 2015 2015/2073 UK Statutory Instruments 18/01/2021
The Animal By-Products (Enforcement) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 2015/1980 UK Statutory Instruments
The Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals (Amendment) Order 2014 2014/3158 UK Statutory Instruments
The Diseases of Swine Regulations 2014 2014/1894 UK Statutory Instruments 14/08/2019
The Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (Revocation) Regulations 2014 2014/1258 UK Statutory Instruments
The Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing Regulations 2014 2014/1240 UK Statutory Instruments
The Veterinary Medicines (Amendment) Regulations 2014 2014/599 UK Statutory Instruments
The Veterinary Surgeons’ Qualifications (Recognition) (Switzerland and Croatia) Regulations 2013 2013/2985 UK Statutory Instruments
The Animal By-Products (Enforcement) (England) Regulations 2013 2013/2952 UK Statutory Instruments 30/11/2016
The Veterinary Medicines (Amendment) Regulations 2012 2012/2711 UK Statutory Instruments
The African Horse Sickness (England) Regulations 2012 2012/2629 UK Statutory Instruments 21/11/2017
The Bluetongue (Amendment) Regulations 2012 2012/1977 UK Statutory Instruments
The Charges for Residues Surveillance (Amendment) Regulations 2011 2011/2945 UK Statutory Instruments
The Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals Order 2011 2011/2883 UK Statutory Instruments 01/01/2017
The Animal By-Products (Enforcement) and Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 2011/2681 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 Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2011 2011/2159 UK Statutory Instruments
The Pigs (Records, Identification and Movement) Order 2011 2011/2154 UK Statutory Instruments 02/01/2022
The Trade in Animals and Related Products Regulations 2011 2011/1197 UK Statutory Instruments 24/05/2016
The Veterinary Medicines (Amendment) Regulations 2011 2011/1116 UK Statutory Instruments
The Animal By-Products (Enforcement)(England) Regulations 2011 2011/881 UK Statutory Instruments
The Welfare of Farmed Animals (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 2010/3033 UK Statutory Instruments
The Seal Products Regulations 2010 2010/2068 UK Statutory Instruments
The Zoonoses and Animal By-Products (Fees) (England) Regulations 2010 2010/1668 UK Statutory Instruments
The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (England) Regulations 2010 2010/801 UK Statutory Instruments 30/11/2016
The Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2009 2009/2297 UK Statutory Instruments
The Swine Vesicular Disease Regulations 2009 2009/1299 UK Statutory Instruments
The Animal By-Products (Amendment) Regulations 2009 2009/1119 UK Statutory Instruments
The Charges for Residues Surveillance (Amendment) Regulations 2008 2008/2999 UK Statutory Instruments
The Veterinary Medicines (Amendment) Regulations 2008 2008/2648 UK Statutory Instruments
The Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2008 2008/2297 UK Statutory Instruments