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
S.I. 2025/504 1 17
Settlements Acts 1887 and 1945, section 2(1)(b) of the Cyprus Act 1960 2 17
West Indies Act 1962 2 17
(EC) No 1236/2005 1 16
(EC) No 1334/2000 1 16
Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 1 16
Her by sections 177, 178 and 224(2) of the Extradition Act 2003 1 16
Medicines Act 1971 2 16
National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 4 16
No. 990 Extradition The Extradition Act 2003 1 16
Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 5 16
Schedule 7 to the Public Service Pensions Act 2013 4 16
Childcare Act 2006 8 15
Extradition Act 1870 4 15
Food and Drugs (Scotland) Act 1956 13 15
Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 6 15
Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 7 15
Regulations as required by section 56(1) of the Finance Act 1973 3 15
Rules under sections 67B(1), 69 and 86A(2) of the Courts Act 2003 1 15
S.I. 2023/470 1 15
Schedule 7 to the Public Service Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 3 15
Scottish Parliament in accordance with section 62(10) of the Health Act 1999 3 15
Social Security Administration Act 1992 10 15
(EC) No. 1542/2007 2 14
1999/21/EC 8 14
2006/141/EC 8 14
89/391/EEC 4 14
Education Act 1996 3 14
Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 6 14
Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Act 2018 2 14
Her by sections 4(1), 22(3) and 37(3) of the Extradition Act 1989 5 14
In accordance with section 373(3) of the Armed Forces Act 2006 4 14
No. 1703 MERCHANT SHIPPING The Merchant Shipping Act 1988 1 14
Parliament in accordance with section 93(10) of the Environment Act 1995 2 14
S.I. 2023/1367 1 14
Schedule 11 to the Local Government Finance Act 1988 12 14
Schedule 11 to, the Environment Act 1995 5 14
Schedule 2 to the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 3 14
Schedule 2A to, the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 2 14
(EC) No 1308/2013 1 13
(EC) No 174/2005 1 13
(EC) No 423/2007 1 13
(EC) No 589/2008 1 13
Companies Act 1985 4 13
Criminal Justice Act 1993 1 13
Energy Act 2013 6 13
Fisheries Act 2020 2 13
Food Act 1984 11 13
Her by the Foreign Jurisdiction Act 1890 2 13
Overseas Territories) Order 1969, as amended by the Civil Aviation Act 1982 2 13
Pensions Act 2004 2 13
S.I. 2020/1005 2 13
Schedule 8 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 5 13
(EC) No 1099/2009 4 12
(EC) No 1925/2006 6 12
(EC) No 396/2005 3 12
(EC) No. 1184/2005 2 12
2000/13/EC 5 12
Agency in accordance with section 48(4A) of the Food Safety Act 1990 9 12
Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 4 12
Electoral Administration Act 2006 4 12
Employment Tribunals Act 1996 4 12
Gas Act 1986 6 12
Her by section 15(3) of the Official Secrets Act 1989 1 12
Her by section 29(4) of the Landmines Act 1998 1 12
Her by sections 2 and 21 of the Extradition Act 1870 4 12
Her by sections 60 and 61 of the Civil Aviation Act 1982 2 12
Investigatory Powers Act 2016 1 12
Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 3 12
Licensing Act 2003 4 12
No. 1030 ANTARCTICA The Antarctic Act 1994 1 12
No. 1301 OFFICIAL SECRETS The Official Secrets Act 1989 1 12
No. 3499 LANDMINES The Landmines Act 1998 1 12
Schedule 1 to the Crofters (Scotland) Act 1993 1 12
Schedule 12 to, the National Health Service Act 2006 3 12
Schedule 17 to the Equality Act 2010 2 12
Secretary of State under section 37 of the Planning Act 2008 8 12
Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 7 12
Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1971 8 12
(EC) No 708/2007 3 11
(EC) No. 2023/2006 1 11
Courts Act 2003 3 11
European Union Referendum Act 2015 1 11
In accordance with section 4(6) of the European Union Referendum Act 2015 1 11
In accordance with section 86(2)(b) of the Weights and Measures Act 1985 1 11
Local Government in Scotland Act 2003 1 11
No. 948 Companies The Companies Act 2006 1 11
Order in Council applying the Extradition Act 1989 3 11
Order under section 14 of the Harbours Act 1964 3 11
Parliament in accordance with section 62(9) of the Health Act 1999 2 11
Part I of Schedule 3 to the Harbours Act 1964 4 11
Schedule 1 to, the Transport and Works Act 1992 3 11
Schedule 8 to the Elections Act 2022 2 11
Schedule 9A to, the Children Act 1989 5 11
Social Security Act 1998 3 11
Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 7 11
(EC) 1198/2006 3 10
(EC) No 1924/2006 5 10
(EC) No. 1028/2006 2 10
(EEC) No. 1868/77 2 10