Defined term

“function”

Defined in 26 Acts, 10 statutory instruments and 1 EU-derived instrument.

  1. Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 Act
  2. Care Act 2014 Act
  3. Children and Young Persons Act 2008 Act
  4. Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 Act
  5. Civil Contingencies Act 2004 Act 2 definitions
  6. The Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (Contingency Planning) Regulations 2005 SI
  7. Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/778 of 2 February 2016 supplementing Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the circumstances and conditions under which the payment of extraordinary ex post contributions may be partially or entirely deferred, and on the criteria for the determination of the activities, services and operations with regard to critical functions, and for the determination of the business lines and associated services with regard EU regulation
  8. Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005 Act 2 definitions
  9. Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 Act
  10. Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 Act
  11. Countryside (Scotland) Act 1967 Act
  12. The Court of Protection Rules 2001 SI
  13. Crime and Courts Act 2013 Act 3 definitions
  14. Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 Act
  15. Digital Economy Act 2017 Act
  16. Energy Act 2016 Act 2 definitions
  17. English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 Act
  18. The Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2007 SI
  19. Government of Wales Act 2006 Act
  20. The Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority for Railways and Other Guided Transport Systems) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 SI
  21. Immigration Act 1971 Act
  22. Immigration Act 2014 Act
  23. Immigration Act 2016 Act
  24. The Immigration (Jersey) Order 2021 SI 4 definitions
  25. Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 Act
  26. Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 Act
  27. Local Government Act 2000 Act 6 definitions
  28. Local Transport Act 2008 Act
  29. The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Application to immigration officers and designated customs officials in England and Wales) Order 2013 SI
  30. The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations 2024 SI
  31. Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 Act
  32. Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965 Act
  33. The Revenue and Customs (Complaints and Misconduct) Regulations 2010 SI
  34. The River Tyne (Tunnels) Order 2005 SI
  35. Sewerage (Scotland) Act 1968 Act
  36. The Social Workers Regulations 2018 SI 2 definitions
  37. Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 Act

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