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Title Year and Number Legislation Type Review Date
The Control of Mercury (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 2022/1142 UK Statutory Instruments
The Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 2021/543 UK Statutory Instruments
The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 2016/1146 UK Statutory Instruments
The Flood Risk (Cross Border Areas) Regulations 2010 2010/1102 UK Statutory Instruments
The Flood Risk Regulations 2009 2009/3042 UK Statutory Instruments
The Ozone Depleting Substances (Qualifications) Regulations 2009 2009/216 UK Statutory Instruments
The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Amendment) Regulations 2007 2007/3454 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 Environment (Water Framework Directive) (Solway Tweed River Basin District) Regulations 2004 2004/99 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environmental Protection Act 1990 (Extension of Section 140) Regulations 1999 1999/396 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environmental Impact Assessment (Fish Farming in Marine Waters) Regulations 1999 1999/367 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environmental Protection (Applications, Appeals and Registers) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 1996 1996/979 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environmental Licences (Suspension and Revocation) Regulations 1996 1996/508 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