Instrument comes into force as law Business items

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Some instruments come into force when made, but most contain express provision bringing them into force at a later date (if no later date is given, the default assumption is that an instrument comes into force at the moment of making). The time when an instrument comes into force is known as its ‘commencement’

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1. Magistrates’ Courts (Adult Protection and Support Orders) Rules 2017

   Part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

2. Magistrates’ Courts (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2021

   Part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

3. Magistrates’ Courts (Detention and Forfeiture of Cash) (Amendment) Rules 2017

   Part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

4. Magistrates’ Courts (Detention and Forfeiture of Terrorist Assets) Rules 2017

   Part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

5. Magistrates’ Courts (Detention and Forfeiture of Terrorist Cash) (Amendment) Rules 2017

   Part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

6. Magistrates’ Courts (Freezing and Forfeiture of Money in Bank and Building Society Accounts) Rules 2017

   Part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

7. Magistrates’ Courts (Freezing and Forfeiture of Terrorist Money in Bank and Building Society Accounts) Rules 2017

   Part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

8. Maidstone (Electoral Changes) Order 2023

   Part of a work package subject to the Draft negative procedure.

9. Mali (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

   Part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

10. Malvern Hills (Electoral Changes) Order 2023

    Part of a work package subject to the Draft negative procedure.

11. Manchester (Electoral Changes) Order 2017

    Part of a work package subject to the Draft negative procedure.

12. Mandatory Travel Concession (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2018

    Part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

13. Mandatory Use of Closed Circuit Television in Slaughterhouses (England) Regulations 2018

    Part of a work package subject to the Draft affirmative procedure.

14. Mansfield (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

    Part of a work package subject to the Draft negative procedure.

15. Marine Environment (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

    Part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

16. Marine Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) and Marine Strategy (Amendment) Regulations 2018

    Part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

17. Maritime Enforcement Powers (Persons of a Specified Description) Regulations 2017

    Part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

18. Maritime Transport Access to Trade and Cabotage (Revocation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

    Part of a work package subject to the Draft affirmative procedure.

19. Market Abuse (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

    Part of a work package subject to the Draft affirmative procedure.

20. Market Measures (Marketing Standards) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

    Part of a work package subject to the Draft affirmative procedure.

21. Market Measures (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

    Part of a work package subject to the Draft affirmative procedure.

22. Market Measures Payment Schemes (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

    Part of a work package subject to the Draft affirmative procedure.

23. Market Measures Payment Schemes (Amendments, Revocation and Transitional Provision) (England) Regulations 2023

    Part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

24. Marketing of Ornamental Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2018

    Part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

25. Marketing of Seed, Plant and Propagating Material (England) Regulations 2020

    Part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

26. Marketing of Seeds and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

    Part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

27. Marketing of Seeds and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (England and Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

    Part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

28. Marketing of Seeds and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

    Part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

29. Markets in Financial Instruments (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

    Part of a work package subject to the Draft affirmative procedure.

30. Markets in Financial Instruments (Capital Markets) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

    Part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

31. Markets in Financial Instruments (Investor Reporting) (Amendment) Regulations 2022

    Part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

32. Markets in Financial Instruments (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2025

    Part of a work package subject to the Draft affirmative procedure.

33. Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Act 2022 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2023

    Part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

34. Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

    Part of a work package subject to the Draft affirmative procedure.

35. Maternity Leave, Adoption Leave and Shared Parental Leave (Amendment) Regulations 2024

    Part of a work package subject to the Draft affirmative procedure.

36. Mayoral and Police and Crime Commissioner Elections, Recall Petitions and Referendums (Ballot Secrecy, Candidates and Undue Influence) Regulations 2023

    Part of a work package subject to the Draft affirmative procedure.

37. Medical Devices (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

    Part of a work package subject to the Draft affirmative procedure.

38. Medical Devices (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

    Part of a work package subject to the Draft affirmative procedure.

39. Medical Devices (Amendment) (Great Britain) Regulations 2023

    Part of a work package subject to the Draft affirmative procedure.

40. Medical Devices (Post-market Surveillance Requirements) (Amendment) (Great Britain) Regulations 2024

    Part of a work package subject to the Draft affirmative procedure.

41. Medical Devices and Blood Safety and Quality (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2025

    Part of a work package subject to the Draft affirmative procedure.

42. Medicines (Gonadotrophin-Releasing Hormone Analogues) (Emergency Prohibition) (Extension) Order 2024

    Part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

43. Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency Trading Fund (Amendment) (EU Exit) Order 2018

    Part of a work package subject to the Draft affirmative procedure.

44. Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

    Part of a work package subject to the Draft affirmative procedure.

45. Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

    Part of a work package subject to the Draft affirmative procedure.

46. Mental Health (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Order 2018

    Part of a work package subject to the Draft affirmative procedure.

47. Merchant Shipping (Accident Reporting and Investigation) and the Railways (Accident Investigation and Reporting) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

    Part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

48. Merchant Shipping (Consequential Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

    Part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

49. Merchant Shipping (Falkland Islands) (Amendment) Order 2019

    Part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

50. Merchant Shipping (Inland Waterways) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

    Part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

51. Merchant Shipping (International Load Line Convention) (Amendment) Regulations 2018

    Part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

52. Merchant Shipping (Marine Equipment) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

    Part of a work package subject to the Draft affirmative procedure.

53. Merchant Shipping (Marine Equipment) (Amendment) (UK and US Mutual Recognition Agreement) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

    Part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

54. Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Hours of Work) Regulations 2018

    Part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

55. Merchant Shipping (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

    Part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

56. Merchant Shipping (Monitoring, Reporting and Verification of Carbon Dioxide Emissions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

    Part of a work package subject to the Draft affirmative procedure.

57. Merchant Shipping (Passengers' Rights) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

    Part of a work package subject to the Draft affirmative procedure.

58. Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution from Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk) Regulations 2018

    Part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

59. Merchant Shipping (Recognised Organisations) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

    Part of a work package subject to the Draft affirmative procedure.

60. Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

    Part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

61. Merchant Shipping (Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

    Part of a work package subject to the Draft affirmative procedure.

62. Merchant Shipping (Work in Fishing Convention) (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2018

    Part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

63. Merchant Shipping (Work in Fishing Convention) (Survey and Certification) Regulations 2018

    Part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

64. Merchant Shipping (Work in Fishing Convention) Regulations 2018

    Part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

65. Merchant Shipping (Working Time: Inland Waterways) (Amendment) Regulations 2017

    Part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

66. Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Health and Safety at Work) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

    Part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

67. Merchant Shipping and Other Transport (Environmental Protection) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

    Part of a work package subject to the Draft affirmative procedure.

68. Metrology, Health and Safety and Product Safety (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

    Part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

69. Microchipping of Cats and Dogs (England) Regulations 2023

    Part of a work package subject to the Draft affirmative procedure.

70. Mid Devon (Electoral Changes) Order 2021

    Part of a work package subject to the Draft negative procedure.

71. Mid Suffolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2018

    Part of a work package subject to the Draft negative procedure.

72. Mid Sussex (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

    Part of a work package subject to the Draft negative procedure.

73. Middlesbrough (Electoral Changes) Order 2025

    Part of a work package subject to the Draft negative procedure.

74. Middlesbrough (Electoral Changes) Order 2025

    Part of a work package subject to the Draft negative procedure.

75. Middlesbrough Development Corporation (Functions) Order 2023

    Part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

76. Milton Keynes (Electoral Changes) Order 2025

    Part of a work package subject to the Draft negative procedure.

77. Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) (England, Wales and Scotland) Regulations 2020

    Part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

78. Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) (No. 2) (England, Wales and Scotland) Regulations 2017

    Part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

79. Misuse of Drugs (Coronavirus) (Amendments Relating to the Supply of Controlled Drugs During a Pandemic etc.) Regulations 2020

    Part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

80. Misuse of Drugs (Designation) (Amendment) (No. 2) (England, Wales and Scotland) Order 2017

    Part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

81. Misuse of Drugs and Misuse of Drugs (Designation) (England and Wales and Scotland) (Amendment and Revocation) Regulations 2024

    Part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

82. Mobile Homes (Requirement for Manager of Site to be Fit and Proper Person) (England) Regulations 2020

    Part of a work package subject to the Draft affirmative procedure.

83. Mobile Roaming (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

    Part of a work package subject to the Draft affirmative procedure.

84. Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

    Part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

85. Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022

    Part of a work package subject to the Draft affirmative procedure.

86. Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Regulations 2019

    Part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

87. Money Laundering and Transfer of Funds (Information) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

    Part of a work package subject to the Draft affirmative procedure.

88. Money Market Funds (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

    Part of a work package subject to the Draft affirmative procedure.

89. Money Market Funds Regulations 2018

    Part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

90. Mortgage Credit (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

    Part of a work package subject to the Draft affirmative procedure.

91. Motor Cars (Driving Instruction) (Amendment) Regulations 2017

    Part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

92. Motor Fuel (Composition and Content) and the Biofuel (Labelling) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021

    Part of a work package subject to the Draft affirmative procedure.

93. Motor Fuel (Composition and Content) and the Biofuel (Labelling) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

    Part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

94. Motor Fuel Price (Open Data) Regulations 2025

    Part of a work package subject to the Draft affirmative procedure.

95. Motor Vehicle Tyres (Labelling) (Enforcement) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

    Part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

96. Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance and Rights Against Insurers) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

    Part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

97. Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

    Part of a work package subject to the Draft affirmative procedure.

98. Motor Vehicles (International Circulation) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Order 2019

    Part of a work package subject to the Draft affirmative procedure.

99. Motor Vehicles (International Motor Insurance Card) (Amendment) Regulations 2020

    Part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

100. Motor Vehicles (Tests) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020

     Part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.