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Title Year and Number Legislation Type Review Date
The Official Controls (Plant Health and Genetically Modified Organisms) (England) Regulations 2019 2019/1517 UK Statutory Instruments 14/12/2024
The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health Fees etc.) Regulations 2019 2019/1488 UK Statutory Instruments 14/12/2024
The Plant Health (Amendment) (England) Order 2019 2019/1128 UK Statutory Instruments 30/06/2020
The Plant Health (Forestry) (Amendment) (England) Order 2019 2019/1075 UK Statutory Instruments
The Plant Health (Ips typographus) (England) Order 2019 2019/40 UK Statutory Instruments
The Plant Health (Forestry) (Amendment) (England and Scotland) Order 2018 2018/1048 UK Statutory Instruments
The Timber and Timber Products and FLEGT (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 2018/1025 UK Statutory Instruments 31/03/2021
The Environment and Rural Affairs (Miscellaneous Revocations) Order 2018 2018/739 UK Statutory Instruments
The Plant Health (Forestry) (Amendment) (England and Scotland) Order 2017 2017/1178 UK Statutory Instruments
The Environmental Impact Assessment (Forestry) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 2017/592 UK Statutory Instruments 16/05/2022
The Plant Health (Forestry) (Amendment) (England and Scotland) Order 2016 2016/1167 UK Statutory Instruments
The Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade Regulations 2012 2012/178 UK Statutory Instruments 20/02/2022
The Rural Development (Enforcement) (England) Regulations 2007 2007/75 UK Statutory Instruments
The Forest Reproductive Material (Great Britain) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 2006/2530 UK Statutory Instruments
The Plant Health (Phytophthora kernovii Management Zone) (England) Order 2004 2004/3367 UK Statutory Instruments
The Forest Reproductive Material (Great Britain) Regulations 2002 2002/3026 UK Statutory Instruments
The Forestry (Felling of Trees) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 2002/226 UK Statutory Instruments
Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 2000/37 UK Public General Acts
The Environmental Impact Assessment (Forestry) (England and Wales) Regulations 1999 1999/2228 UK Statutory Instruments
The Farm Woodland Scheme 1988 1988/1291 UK Statutory Instruments
The Forestry (Felling of Trees) (Amendment) Regulations 1987 1987/632 UK Statutory Instruments
The Forestry (Modification of Felling Restrictions) Regulations 1985 1985/1958 UK Statutory Instruments
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 1981/69 UK Public General Acts
The Forestry (Exceptions from Restriction of Felling) Regulations 1979 1979/792 UK Statutory Instruments
The Forestry (Felling of Trees) Regulations 1979 1979/791 UK Statutory Instruments
Forestry Act 1979 1979/21 UK Public General Acts
Trees Act 1970 1970/43 UK Public General Acts
Countryside Act 1968 1968/41 UK Public General Acts
Forestry Act 1967 1967/10 UK Public General Acts
Dean Forest Act 1906 1906/C. cxix UK Local Acts
Dean Forest Act 1861 1861/40 UK Local Acts
Dean Forest Act 1819 1819/86 UK Local Acts
Dean and New Forests Act 1808 1808/72 UK Public General Acts