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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 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) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2016 2016/475 UK Statutory Instruments
The Reservoirs Act 1975 (Capacity, Registration, Prescribed Forms, etc.) (England) Regulations 2013 2013/1677 UK Statutory Instruments 30/07/2018
The Environment Agency (Inland Waterways Order) 2010 2010/699 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 Water Resources (Abstraction and Impounding) Regulations 2006 2006/641 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 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