SoiLEX - Soil related legal instruments and soil governance
All the legal instruments present on the platform have been obtained on the basis of FAOLEX and the EU Sol Wiki and validated by national experts to be relevant and up-to-date.
Each instrument can be searched by country profile or by soil-related keywords and includes a ranking system based on the relevance of the document to the selected keyword, the scope of the legislation, its nature and year. The ranking system facilitates the search and enables users to easily understand which documents are the most important for each search they make.
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- Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations Date of text: 30-10-2017
(National) - Forestry Act Date of text: 22-03-1967
(National) - Agricultural Land (Removal of Surface Soil) Act, 1953 (Ch. 10). Date of text: 06-05-1953
(England, Wales and Scotland) - Environment (Wales) Act 2016 Date of text: 21-03-2016
(Wales) - Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 (2015 anaw 2). Date of text: 29-04-2015
(Wales) - Safeguarding our Soils – A Strategy for England Date of text: 01-09-2009
(England) - Land Use Strategy for Scotland 2016 - 2021. Date of text: 01-01-2016
(Scotland) - The Scottish Soil Framework Date of text: 01-03-2009
(Scotland) - Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes Regulations 2004 (S.I. 1633 of 2004) Date of text: 02-06-2004
(National) - Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 (S.R. No. 280 of 204). Date of text: 01-07-2004
(Northern Ireland) - Environmental Assessment (Scotland) Act 2005 (2005 asp 15). Date of text: 14-12-2005
(Scotland) - Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes (Wales) Regulations 2004 (S.I. No. 1656 (W.170) of 2004). Date of text: 29-06-2004
(Wales)
- Environmental Protection Act 1990 (Chapter 43). Date of text: 01-11-1990
(National) - Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999 (Chapter 24). Date of text: 27-07-1999
(National)
- Sludge (Use in Agriculture) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1990 (S.I. No. 245 of 1990). Date of text: 26-06-1990
(Northern Ireland) - Land Use Strategy for Scotland 2016 - 2021. Date of text: 01-01-2016
(Scotland) - Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 (2015 anaw 2). Date of text: 29-04-2015
(Wales)
- Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes Regulations 2004 (S.I. 1633 of 2004) Date of text: 02-06-2004
(National) - Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 (S.R. No. 280 of 204). Date of text: 01-07-2004
(Northern Ireland) - Environmental Assessment (Scotland) Act 2005 (2005 asp 15). Date of text: 14-12-2005
(Scotland) - Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes (Wales) Regulations 2004 (S.I. No. 1656 (W.170) of 2004). Date of text: 29-06-2004
(Wales) - Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations Date of text: 30-10-2017
(National) - Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 571 of 2017). Date of text: 18-04-2017
(National) - Flood and Water Management Act Date of text: 08-04-2010
(England and Wales) - Water Environment Regulations Date of text: 15-03-2017
(England and Wales) - The Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 Date of text: 25-02-2015
(Northern Ireland) - The Water Environment Regulations Date of text: 20-11-2009
(Northern Ireland) - Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Act 2009 Date of text: 16-06-2009
(Scotland) - Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2011 Date of text: 21-02-2011
(Scotland) - Water Environment and Water Services Act Date of text: 18-12-2003
(Scotland) - Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Wales) Regulations 2016 Date of text: 27-01-2016
(Wales) - Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 (2015 anaw 2). Date of text: 29-04-2015
(Wales) - Sludge (Use in Agriculture) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1990 (S.I. No. 245 of 1990). Date of text: 26-06-1990
(Northern Ireland) - Environment (Wales) Act 2016 Date of text: 21-03-2016
(Wales) - Land Use Strategy for Scotland 2016 - 2021. Date of text: 01-01-2016
(Scotland)
- UK Forestry Standard. Date of text: 01-01-2017
(National) - Safeguarding our Soils – A Strategy for England Date of text: 01-09-2009
(England) - The Scottish Soil Framework Date of text: 01-03-2009
(Scotland)
- Nitrate Pollution Prevention Regulations Date of text: 09/12/1999
(National) - UK Forestry Standard. Date of text: 01-01-2017
(National) - Safeguarding our Soils – A Strategy for England Date of text: 01-09-2009
(England)
- Nitrate Pollution Prevention Regulations Date of text: 09/12/1999
(National)
- National Planning Policy Framework. Date of text: 01-02-2019
(England)
- Nitrate Pollution Prevention Regulations Date of text: 09/12/1999
(National) - Environmental Protection Act 1990 (Chapter 43). Date of text: 01-11-1990
(National) - Pesticides Control Legislation Date of text: 29-08-1985
(National) - Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999 (Chapter 24). Date of text: 27-07-1999
(National) - Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 571 of 2017). Date of text: 18-04-2017
(National) - Sludge (Use in Agriculture) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1990 (S.I. No. 245 of 1990). Date of text: 26-06-1990
(Northern Ireland) - The Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 Date of text: 25-02-2015
(Northern Ireland) - Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2011 Date of text: 21-02-2011
(Scotland) - Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Wales) Regulations 2016 Date of text: 27-01-2016
(Wales) - Environment (Wales) Act 2016 Date of text: 21-03-2016
(Wales) - Water Environment Regulations Date of text: 15-03-2017
(England and Wales)
- Flood and Water Management Act Date of text: 08-04-2010
(England and Wales) - Water Environment Regulations Date of text: 15-03-2017
(England and Wales) - The Water Environment Regulations Date of text: 20-11-2009
(Northern Ireland) - Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Act 2009 Date of text: 16-06-2009
(Scotland) - Water Environment and Water Services Act Date of text: 18-12-2003
(Scotland) - UK Forestry Standard. Date of text: 01-01-2017
(National) - The Scottish Soil Framework Date of text: 01-03-2009
(Scotland)
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