APHA

What APHA does

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Types of regulation

Legal framework

Legislation that APHA directly enforces.

Primary legislation

• Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 Act 1964
• Riding Establishments Act 1964 Act 1964
• Plant Health Act 1967 Act 1967
• Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967 Act 1967
• Agriculture Act 1970 (Part IV - Seeds) Act 1970
• Rabies Act 1974 Act 1974
• Animal Health Act 1981 Act 1981
• Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended) Act 1981
• Animal Welfare Act 2006 Act 2006

Secondary legislation

• The Rabies (Importation of Dogs, Cats and Other Mammals) Order 1974 UK Statutory Instrument 1974
• The Zoonoses Order 1989 UK Statutory Instrument 1989
• Disease Control (England) Order 2003 UK Statutory Instrument 2003
• The Plant Health (England) Order 2005 (revoked) UK Statutory Instrument 2005
• Avian Influenza and Influenza of Avian Origin in Mammals (England) (No. 2) Order 2006 UK Statutory Instrument 2006
• Foot-and-Mouth Disease (England) Order 2006 UK Statutory Instrument 2006
• The Avian Influenza (Preventive Measures) (England) Regulations 2006 UK Statutory Instrument 2006
• The Bee Diseases and Pests Control (England) Order 2006 UK Statutory Instrument 2006
• The Plant Health (Phytophthora ramorum) (Wales) Order 2006 Welsh Statutory Instrument 2006
• The Plant Health (Wales) Order 2006 Welsh Statutory Instrument 2006
• ... and 30 more statutory instruments

Related legislation

Legislation connected to APHA's remit but not directly enforced — establishing Acts, amendments, referenced legislation, and context.

Sectors regulated