Corporate, financial services, company law, employment, charity, electoral and tax

1,694 criminal offences created by 448 statutory instruments.

The instruments that create most of them

• The Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 68 offences
• The Limited Liability Partnerships (Application of Companies Act 2006) Regulations 2009 45 offences
• The Syria (Restrictive Measures) (Overseas Territories) Order 2012 (revoked) 42 offences
• The Limited Liability Partnerships (Accounts and Audit) (Application of Companies Act… 36 offences
• The Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 (revoked) 27 offences
• The Afghanistan (United Nations Sanctions) Order 2001 23 offences
• The Fair Employment and Treatment (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 23 offences
• The Insurance Accounts Directive (Lloyd's Syndicate and Aggregate Accounts) Regulations… 22 offences
• The Afghanistan (United Nations Sanctions) (Isle of Man) Order 2001 22 offences
• The Afghanistan (United Nations Sanctions) Channel Islands) Order 2001 22 offences
• The Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1990 (repealed) 20 offences
• The Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise) (Northern Ireland) Order… 19 offences
• The Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 19 offences
• The Al-Qa'ida and Taliban (United Nations Measures) (Isle of Man) Order 2002 18 offences
• The Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 17 offences
• The Scottish Partnerships (Register of People with Significant Control) Regulations 2017 16 offences
• The Overseas Companies Regulations 2009 16 offences
• The Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 16 offences
• The Banking Coordination (Second Council Directive) Regulations 1992 (revoked) 14 offences
• The Terrorism (United Nations Measures) (Isle of Man) Order 2001 13 offences
• The Criminal Justice (Confiscation) (Northern Ireland) Order 1990 13 offences
• The Limited Liability Partnerships (Application of Company Law) Regulations 2024 12 offences
• The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Controllers) Regulations 2009 (revoked) 12 offences
• The Companies (No. 2) (Northern Ireland) Order 1990 12 offences

Offences

• Trading under misleading name article 10(1) · In force · Strict liability
• Failure by old public company to obtain new classification article 7(1) · In force · Strict liability
• Entitlement of valuer to full disclosure article 120(2) · In force · Requires proof of a state of mind
• Penalty for concealing name of creditor, etc article 151 · In force · Requires proof of a state of mind
• Duty to deliver annual returns article 371(3) · In force · Strict liability
• Prohibition on trading under misleading name article 43(1) · In force · Strict liability
• Prohibition on trading under misleading name article 43(2) · In force · Strict liability
• Department's power to require production of documents article 440(6) · In force · Strict liability
• Entry and search of premises article 441(7) · In force · Requires proof of a state of mind
• Provision for security of information obtained article 442 · In force · Strict liability
• Provision for security of information obtained article 442(2) · In force · Strict liability
• Punishment for destroying, mutilating, etc. company documents article 443(1) · In force · Strict liability
• Punishment for destroying, mutilating, etc. company documents article 443(2) · In force · Requires proof of a state of mind
• Punishment for furnishing false information article 444 · In force · Requires proof of a state of mind
• Penalty for improper use of “community interest company” article 44A(1) · In force · Strict liability
• Penalty for improper use of “community interest company” article 44A(2) · In force · Strict liability
• Articles 603B and 603C: enforcement article 603E(1) · In force · Strict liability
• Articles 603B and 603C: enforcement article 603E(2) · In force · Requires proof of a state of mind
• Where a company makes an application under Article 603A, any person who, in connection with the application, knowingly… article 603F(1) · In force · Requires proof of a state of mind
• Any person who knowingly or recklessly makes an application to the registrar which purports to be an application under… article 603F(2) · In force · Requires proof of a state of mind
• Penalties for non-compliance article 647(2) · In force · Requires proof of a state of mind
• Penalty for non-compliance article 652(1) · In force · Strict liability
• Penalty for non-compliance article 652Q(1) · In force · Strict liability
• Penalty for non-compliance article 652Q(2) · In force · Strict liability
• Criminal liability for untrue statements article 80(1) · In force · Strict liability
• If the requirements of paragraph 11 are not complied with before the end of the period allowed for delivering accounts… paragraph 13(1) of SCHEDULE 20C · In force · Strict liability
• Penalty for non-compliance paragraph 13(1) of SCHEDULE 20D · In force · Strict liability
• Penalty for non-compliance paragraph 5(1) of SCHEDULE 20D · In force · Strict liability
• Penalty for non-compliance paragraph 6(1) of SCHEDULE 20C · In force · Strict liability
• Provision of copies of rules article 12(2) · In force · Requires proof of a state of mind
• Accounts and balance sheets article 42(6) · In force · Objective fault
• Production of documents and provision of information article 57(4) · In force · Strict liability
• Use of name “ credit union ”, etc article 6(4) · In force · Strict liability
• Use of name “ credit union ”, etc article 6(5) · In force · Strict liability
• Instrument of dissolution article 70(4) · In force · Requires proof of a state of mind
• If any credit union, or any officer or member of a credit union, or any other person— a contravenes any provision of… article 73 · In force · Requires proof of a state of mind
• Fraud or misappropriation article 74 · In force · Requires proof of a state of mind
• Fraud or misappropriation article 74(i) · In force · Strict liability
• Falsification article 75 · In force · Requires proof of a state of mind
• Enforcement article 5B · In force · Strict liability
• General regulations article 6 · In force · Strict liability
• General regulations article 6(3) · In force · Strict liability
• Restriction on charging persons seeking employment article 7(2) · In force · Strict liability
• Powers of officers article 7B(11) · In force · Strict liability
• Powers of officers article 7B(9) · In force · Strict liability
• Fraudulent applications and entries article 9 · In force · Requires proof of a state of mind
• Fraudulent applications and entries article 9(2) · In force · Requires proof of a state of mind
• For the purposes of paragraph (2) a relevant offence is an offence under Article . . . , 7B(11) or 9(2) for which… article 9A(1) · In force · Strict liability
• False answers article 120 · Revoked · Requires proof of a state of mind
• SCHEDULE 1 SCHEDULE 1 · In force · Mixed — some elements strict, some not