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
Light Railways Act 1912 9 27
Military Lands Act 1892 15 27
Part V of the Railways Act 1921 9 27
(EC) No 1037/2001 7 26
(EEC) No 234/79 7 26
(EEC) No 922/72 7 26
2003/35/EC 7 26
Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 5 26
Commission Regulation (EC) No. 589/2008 2 26
Directive 85/337/EEC 5 26
European Parliament (Representation) Act 2003 2 26
In accordance with section 13(7) of the Government of Wales Act 2006 1 26
Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 5 26
Armed Forces Act 2001 4 25
Her by section 18(1) of the Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution) Act 1971 5 25
Merchant Shipping Act 1974 5 25
No. 1059 Defence The Armed Forces Act 2006 1 25
Pedicabs (London) Act 2024 4 25
Schedule 6 to the Counter-Terrorism Act 2008 1 25
(EC) No. 1069/2009 8 24
Extradition Act 1989 7 24
Her by section 39(3) of the Chemical Weapons Act 1996 1 24
Merchant Shipping and Maritime Security Act 1997 3 24
Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 3 24
Public Health etc. (Scotland) Act 2008 5 24
Section 12(1) of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 1 24
2006 (c. 47) 1 23
Aviation and Maritime Security Act 1990 4 23
Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989 3 23
Her by section 16(5) of the Export Control Act 2002 3 23
Road Traffic Act 1988 9 23
Road Traffic Act 1991 23 23
Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 1 23
Statutory Orders (Special Procedure) Act 1945 5 23
European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 9 22
Pensions Act 1995 4 22
Schedule 5 to, the Environment Act 2021 3 22
Export and Customs Powers (Defence) Act 1939 6 21
Part 21 Section 48 of the Criminal Law Act 1977 1 21
S.I. 2020/733 1 21
S.I. 2021/922 1 21
Water (Scotland) Act 1980 5 21
(EC) 639/2004 1 20
(EC) No 1954/2003 1 20
91/414/EEC 5 20
97/78/EC 7 20
Assembly under section 25Q (Emergency procedure) of the Public Health Act (Northern Ireland) 1967 6 20
Control of Pollution Act 1974 9 20
Decision 2004/585/EC 1 20
Her by section 39 of the Aviation Security Act 1982 1 20
Schedule 3 to the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 4 20
(EC) No 1966/2006 3 19
Aquaculture and Fisheries (Scotland) Act 2007 1 19
Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 3 19
Directive 2003/35/EC 5 19
Directive 97/11/EC 5 19
Enterprise Act 2002 2 19
Schedule 6 to, the Government of Wales Act 2006 1 19
(EC) No 450/2008 2 18
(EC) No. 617/2008 2 18
(EC) No. 881/2002 3 18
Act and section 13BC of the Representation of the People Act 1983 1 18
Anguilla Act 1980 3 18
Commission Regulation (EC) No 690/2008 3 18
Crime and Disorder Act 1998 3 18
Directive 92/43/EEC 1 18
Foreign Jurisdiction Act 1890 4 18
No. 295 Representation Of The People The Recall of MPs Act 2015 1 18
Police Act 1997 8 18
Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 5 18
Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 6 18
Schedule 5 to, the Recall of MPs Act 2015 1 18
Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006 12 18
(EC) No 1093/94 1 17
(EC) No 1098/2007 1 17
(EC) No 1300/2008 1 17
(EC) No 1342/2008 1 17
(EC) No 1447/1999 1 17
(EC) No 1627/94 1 17
(EC) No 1936/2001 1 17
(EC) No 2115/2005 1 17
(EC) No 2166/2005 1 17
(EC) No 388/2006 1 17
(EC) No 509/2007 1 17
(EC) No 601/2004 1 17
(EC) No 676/2007 1 17
(EC) No 765/2006 3 17
(EC) No 768/2005 1 17
(EC) No 811/2004 1 17
(EC) No 847/96 1 17
(EEC) No 2847/93 1 17
Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006 5 17
Animal Welfare Act 2006 10 17
Antarctic Act 1994 3 17
Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 2 17
Energy Act 2004 7 17
European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020 2 17
Harbour Revision Order under section 14 of the Harbours Act 1964 4 17
Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 5 17
S.I. 2016/378 1 17