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
Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 7 77
Schedule 5B to, the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 5 77
Armed Forces Act 2006 15 76
Local Government Act 2000 14 70
(EC) No. 1642/2003 19 67
Sections 19 and 66 of the Senior Courts Act 1981 2 62
Sections 36A(4), 36B(3), 118A(4) and 118B(3) of the Extradition Act 2003 2 62
(EC) No. 1224/2009 10 61
Regulations in accordance with section 56(1) of the Finance Act 1973 2 61
Schedule 4B to the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 7 60
Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992 36 60
Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 19 59
Local Government Finance Act 1992 10 59
Food Standards Act 1999 12 58
Light Railways Act 1896 20 58
92/43/EEC 3 57
Government of Wales Act 1998 3 57
Civil Aviation Act 1982 22 54
1984 (c. 22) 16 53
Town and Country Planning Act 1990 9 53
Recall of MPs Act 2015 7 52
Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008 19 51
Schedule 13 to the Civil Aviation Act 1982 15 51
Schedule 3 to the Harbours Act 1964 11 51
Section 141(2) of the Sentencing Act 2020 1 51
Section 385(7) of the Sentencing Act 2020 1 51
Section 52(4) of the Sentencing Act 2020 1 51
Transport Act 1968 16 50
European Parliamentary Elections Act 2002 4 49
Schedule 2 to, the Representation of the People Act 1983 9 49
Merchant Shipping Act 1970 9 48
Part 10 Section 48 of the Criminal Law Act 1977 2 48
Commissioners for Oaths Act 1889 1 47
Crime and Security Act 2001 4 47
Government of Wales Act 2006 4 47
Limited Liability Partnerships The Limited Liability Partnerships (Application of Companies Act 2006 2 47
Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 5 47
State by section 14 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 47 47
United Nations Act 1946 7 47
(EC) No 1013/2006 2 46
Directive 2011/92/EU 14 46
SCOTLAND river, scotland river, england and wales The Scotland Act 1998 2 46
Traffic Management Act 2004 12 46
Consumer Protection Act 1987 36 45
Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999 20 45
Representation of the People Act 1985 4 45
94/62/EC 8 44
Coronavirus Act 2020 10 44
Her by sections111, 112(1) and 113 of the Scotland Act 1998 1 44
Schedule 3 to the Health Act 1999 6 44
(EC) No 1005/2008 4 42
Order under the Harbours Act 1964 9 42
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1010/2009 3 41
(EC) No 329/2007 5 40
Civil Aviation Act 1949 11 40
Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1972 15 39
Companies Act 1989 4 39
Schedule2 to, the European Communities Act 1972 10 39
97/11/EC 14 38
Part 8 Section 48 of the Criminal Law Act 1977 1 38
Section 12(1), (3) of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 1 38
(EC) No 194/2008 4 37
(EC) No 2371/2002 2 37
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008 1 37
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 10 37
Airports Act 1986 6 36
Commission Regulation (EC) No. 617/2008 4 36
Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 3 36
Public Health Act (Northern Ireland) 1967 15 36
Schedule 1 to the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999 11 36
Schedule 2 to the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 3 36
The Limited Liability Partnerships (Accounts and Audit) (Application of Companies Act 2006 1 36
Water Industry Act 1991 16 36
Environment Act 1995 8 35
Part IV of Schedule 9 to, the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 35 35
Channel Tunnel Act 1987 7 34
FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 13 34
Her by section 56 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1988 3 34
Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2023/2006 3 33
Orders in Council under section 2 of the Extradition Act 1870 12 33
Fugitive Offenders Act 1967 8 32
Wales makes these Regulations under section 2(2) European Communities Act 1972 1 31
Harbour Empowerment Order under section 16 of the Harbours Act 1964 3 30
Her by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 8 30
(EC) No. 1251/2008 1 29
And whereas section 22(3) of the Extradition Act 1989 11 29
Him by sections 99(2) and (3) of the National Security Act 2023 1 29
Minister under section 14(7) of the Harbours Act 1964 6 29
No. 993 NATIONAL SECURITY OVERSEAS TERRITORIES The National Security Act 2023 1 29
Order in Council under section 2 of the Extradition Act 1870 11 29
Schedule 5 to, the Space Industry Act 2018 1 29
2018 (c. 13) 2 28
Care Standards Act 2000 22 28
Her by sections 5 and 7 of the West Indies Act 1962 9 28
Plant Health Act (Northern Ireland) 1967 11 28
Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 7 28
Regulations cannot be made under the powers in the Agriculture Act 1970 7 28
Schedule 7 to the Tribunals Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 11 28
Schedule 7 to, the Scotland Act 1998 4 28
79/409/EEC 1 27