UK Offence Report

Enabling Acts

The Acts of Parliament under which these offences were made. An Act grants a power; regulations made under it create the offence.

ActInstrumentsOffences
European Communities Act 1972 2,075 8,880
(EC) No. 178/2002 439 2,670
Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 1972 384 2,455
Her by section 1 of the United Nations Act 1946 208 1,828
Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Act 1974 113 1,060
Finance Act 1973 62 863
Food Safety Act 1990 342 740
Harbours Act 1964 160 702
Fisheries Act 1981 110 701
In accordance with section 56(1) of the Finance Act 1973 17 663
Schedule 1 to, the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 28 606
Merchant Shipping Act 1995 152 592
Regulations under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 24 523
Her by section 112 of the Saint Helena Act 1833 51 504
Schedule to the Northern Ireland Act 2000 63 499
Saint Helena Act 1833 34 485
2000 (c. 1) 52 471
Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 82 463
Export Control Act 2002 51 370
Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 351 355
Transport and Works Act 1992 122 350
Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 39 331
Animal Health Act 1981 201 268
Rules under section 69 of the Courts Act 2003 21 265
Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 15 250
85/337/EEC 62 234
Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 10 230
Senior Courts Act 1981 9 225
Parliament under section 55(3) of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 25 223
Schedule 6A to the Terrorism Act 2000 8 220
Section 132(4) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 8 220
Section 74(3) of the Senior Courts Act 1981 8 220
Section 91 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 8 220
Section 19 of the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 7 213
Section 87(4) of the Senior Courts Act 1981 7 213
Section 5B(9) of the Bail Act 1976 6 205
Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 73 201
Companies Act 2006 29 171
Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967 166 166
Scotland Act 1998 29 164
Section 155(7) of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 6 162
State for Transport under section 58(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1991 162 162
Section 30(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 4 160
Section 67 of the Senior Courts Act 1981 4 160
Courts Act 1980 6 159
Merchant Shipping Act 1979 49 158
Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000 16 155
State by section 6 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 148 148
Weights and Measures Act 1985 28 147
Schedule 3 to, the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 134 142
Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 5 141
Environmental Protection Act 1990 38 140
Medicines Act 1968 33 140
Administration of Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1933 3 136
Part 10 Section 2 of the Indictments Act 1915 3 136
Section 159(6) of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 3 136
Section 9(2A) of the Criminal Justice Act 1967 3 136
Section 174(4) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 4 133
In accordance with section 48(4A) of the Food Safety Act 1990 53 128
Section 52 of the Senior Courts Act 1981 6 122
Section 81 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 6 122
Secretary of State under section 58(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1991 121 121
Northern Ireland Act 1998 10 117
(EC) No 1234/2007 22 115
Agriculture Act 1970 27 115
Schedule 7 to, the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 23 110
Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 50 109
Schedule 1 to, the Food Safety Act 1990 65 107
Representation of the People Act 1983 23 99
Paragraph 11(5) of Schedule 5 to the Terrorism Act 2000 2 98
Part 8 Section 48(1) of the Criminal Law Act 1977 2 98
Schedule 1 to the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 2 98
Section 12(1) and (3) of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 2 98
Section 157(9) of the Extradition Act 2003 2 98
Section 160(10) of the Extradition Act 2003 2 98
Section 2 of the Commissioners for Oaths Act 1889 2 98
Section 32(1) of the Criminal Appeal Act 1968 2 98
Section 352(8) of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 2 98
Section 49(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 2 98
Section 52(1) of the Senior Courts Act 1981 2 98
Section 59(13) of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 2 98
Section 67B(1) of the Courts Act 2003 2 98
Section 73(2) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 2 98
Section 77(1) of the Senior Courts Act 1981 2 98
Section 81(1) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 2 98
Section 86A(2) of the Courts Act 2003 2 98
Sections 11(1) and 18(2) of the Crime (Overseas Production Orders) Act 2019 2 98
1998 (c. 47) 2 95
2006/88/EC 4 95
2004/453/EC 3 93
91/67/EEC 3 93
Insolvency Act 1986 34 92
Welsh Language Act 1993 8 91
Plant Health Act 1967 43 89
(EC) No 842/2006 4 86
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1494/2007 4 86
In accordance with section 86(4) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 10 85
Her by section 315(2) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 15 84
Criminal Justice Act 2003 9 79
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1493/2007 2 77