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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 Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 2021/543 UK Statutory Instruments
The Isles of Scilly (Application of Water Legislation) Order 2020 2020/214 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 Environment and Rural Affairs (Miscellaneous Revocations) Order 2018 2018/739 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 2016/1154 UK Statutory Instruments 31/12/2019
The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2016 2016/475 UK Statutory Instruments
The Hazardous Waste (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2015 2015/1360 UK Statutory Instruments
The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2013 2013/3113 UK Statutory Instruments 31/12/2018
The Reservoirs Act 1975 (Capacity, Registration, Prescribed Forms, etc.) (England) Regulations 2013 2013/1677 UK Statutory Instruments 30/07/2018
The Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011 2011/988 UK Statutory Instruments 01/10/2017
The Environment Agency (Inland Waterways Order) 2010 2010/699 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environmental Permitting (england and Wales) Regulations 2010 2010/675 UK Statutory Instruments 06/04/2017
The Waste Batteries and Accumlators Regulations 2009 2009/890 UK Statutory Instruments
The Water Resources (Abstraction and Impounding) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 2008/165 UK Statutory Instruments
The Large Combustion Plants (National Emission Reduction Plan) Regulations 2007 2007/2325 UK Statutory Instruments
The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 2007 2007/871 UK Statutory Instruments 01/07/2017
The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2006 2006/3289 UK Statutory Instruments
The Water Resources (Abstraction and Impounding) Regulations 2006 2006/641 UK Statutory Instruments
The Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005 2005/894 UK Statutory Instruments
The End-of-Life Vehicles (Producer Responsibility) Regulations 2005 2005/263 UK Statutory Instruments
The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England and Wales) Regulations 2003 2003/3242 UK Statutory Instruments
The Water Resources (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2003 2003/164 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environmental Protection (Disposal of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Other Dangerous Substances (England and Wales) Regulations 2000 2000/1043 UK Statutory Instruments
The Anti-Pollution Works Regulations 1999 1999/1006 UK Statutory Instruments
The Water Protection Zone (River Dee Catchment) (Procedural and Other Provisions) Regulations 1999 1999/916 UK Statutory Instruments
The Control of Pollution (Applications, Appeals and Registers) Regulations 1996 1996/2971 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environmental Protection (Applications, Appeals and Registers) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 1996 1996/979 UK Statutory Instruments
The Controlled Waste (Registration of Carriers and Seizure of Vehicles) Regulations 1991 1991/1624 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environmental Protection (Applications, Appeals and Registers) Regulations 1991 1991/507 UK Statutory Instruments
Water Resources Act 1991 1991/C. 57 UK Public General Acts
Environmental Protection Act 1990 1990/43 UK Public General Acts
Reservoirs Act 1975 1975/23 UK Public General Acts