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Title Year and Number Legislation Type Review Date
The Official Controls (Location of Border Control Posts) (England) Regulations 2024 2024/416 UK Statutory Instruments
The Plant Health etc. (Miscellaneous Fees) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2023 2023/1391 UK Statutory Instruments
The Animals (Penalty Notices) (England) Regulations 2023 2023/1350 UK Statutory Instruments
The Market Measures Payment Schemes (Amendments, Revocation and Transitional Provision) (England) Regulations 2023 2023/124 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environmental Targets (Fine Particulate Matter) (England) Regulations 2023 2023/96 UK Statutory Instruments
The Beavers (England) Order 2022 2022/858 UK Statutory Instruments 01/10/2032
The Agriculture (Lump Sum Payment) (England) Regulations 2022 2022/390 UK Statutory Instruments
The Agriculture (Financial Assistance) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 2022/389 UK Statutory Instruments
The Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2022 2022/347 UK Statutory Instruments
The Microchipping of Dogs (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 2022/121 UK Statutory Instruments 23/02/2027
The Products Containing Meat etc. (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 2021/1271 UK Statutory Instruments
The Countryside Stewardship (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 2021/42 UK Statutory Instruments
The Direct Payments to Farmers (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 2020/1513 UK Statutory Instruments
The Food Information (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2020 2020/541 UK Statutory Instruments
The Official Controls (Plant Health and Genetically Modified Organisms) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 2020/381 UK Statutory Instruments
The Single Use Carrier Bags Charges (England) (Amendment) Order 2020 2020/324 UK Statutory Instruments
The Thames Water Utilities Limited (Thames Tideway Tunnel) (Amendment) Order 2020 2020/268 UK Statutory Instruments
The Marketing of Fruit Plant and Propagating Material (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 2020/248 UK Statutory Instruments
The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule 2) (England) Order 2020 2020/245 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environment Act 1995 (Commencement No. 26) Order 2020 2020/216 UK Statutory Instruments
The Isles of Scilly (Application of Water Legislation) Order 2020 2020/214 UK Statutory Instruments
The Financial Assistance for Environmental Purposes (England) Order 2020 2020/207 UK Statutory Instruments
The Countryside Stewardship (England) Regulations 2020 2020/41 UK Statutory Instruments
The Plant Health etc. (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 2020/9 UK Statutory Instruments
The Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) (England) (No. 2) Order 2019 2019/1453 UK Statutory Instruments
The Eggs and Poultrymeat (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 2019/1442 UK Statutory Instruments
The Exotic Disease (Amendment) (England) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 2018/1406 UK Statutory Instruments
The Carcase Classification and Price Reporting (England) Regulations 2018 2018/1164 UK Statutory Instruments
The Marketing of Fruit Plant and Propagating Material (England) Regulations 2017 2017/595 UK Statutory Instruments 01/06/2022
The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) (No.3) Order 2013 2013/2687 UK Statutory Instruments
The Reservoirs Act 1975 (Exemptions, Appeals and Inspections) (England) Regulations 2013 2013/1896 UK Statutory Instruments 27/07/2018
The Access to the Countryside (Maps) (England) Regulations 2013 2013/1798 UK Statutory Instruments
The Commons (Registration of Town or Village Greens) and Dedicated Highways (Landowner Statements and Declarations) (England) Regulations 2013 2013/1774 UK Statutory Instruments
The Plant Health (Export Certification) (England) (Amendment) Order 2013 2013/572 UK Statutory Instruments
The Plant Health (Fees) (England) Regulations 2013 2013/494 UK Statutory Instruments
The Uplands Transitional Payment Regulations 2013 2013/109 UK Statutory Instruments
The Seed Marketing (Amendment) Regulations 2012 2012/3035 UK Statutory Instruments
The Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes (Amendment) Regulations 2012 2012/3027 UK Statutory Instruments
The Welfare of Wild Animals in Travelling Circuses (England) Regulations 2012 2012/2932 UK Statutory Instruments 20/01/2018
The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) Order 2012 2012/2922 UK Statutory Instruments