Defined term

“inspector”

Defined in 38 Acts, 142 statutory instruments and 1 EU-derived instrument.

  1. The Access to the Countryside (Appeals against Works Notices) (England) Regulations 2011 SI
  2. The Access to the Countryside (Exclusions and Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2003 SI
  3. The Access to the Countryside (Means of Access, Appeals) (England) Regulations 2004 SI
  4. The Access to the Countryside (Provisional and Conclusive Maps) (England) Regulations 2002 SI
  5. Acquisition of Land Act 1981 Act
  6. The African Horse Sickness (England) Regulations 2012 SI
  7. Agriculture Act 1970 Act
  8. The Alien and Locally Absent Species in Aquaculture (England and Wales) Regulations 2011 SI
  9. Anatomy Act 1984 Act
  10. Animal Health Act 1981 Act 6 definitions
  11. Animal Welfare Act 2006 Act 2 definitions
  12. The Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Enforcement Regulations 2024 SI
  13. The Aquatic Animal Health (England and Wales) Regulations 2009 SI
  14. Arms Control and Disarmament (Inspections) Act 1991 Act 2 definitions
  15. Automated Vehicles Act 2024 Act
  16. The Avian Influenza (Preventive Measures) (England) Regulations 2006 SI
  17. The Avian Influenza (Preventive Measures in Zoos) Regulations 2005 SI
  18. The Avian Influenza (Preventive Measures) (No 2) Regulations 2005 SI
  19. The Avian Influenza (Preventive Measures) Regulations 2005 SI
  20. The Avian Influenza (Vaccination) (England) Regulations 2006 SI
  21. The Biocidal Products and Chemicals (Appointment of Authorities and Enforcement) Regulations 2013 SI
  22. The Biocidal Products Regulations 2001 SI
  23. The Blood Safety and Quality Regulations 2005 SI
  24. The Bluetongue Regulations 2008 SI
  25. The Bovine Semen (England) Regulations 2007 SI
  26. Bus Services Act 2025 Act
  27. The Cattle (Identification of Older Animals)Regulations 2000 SI
  28. The Cattle Identification Regulations 2007 SI
  29. Chemical Weapons Act 1996 Act
  30. Child Support Act 1991 Act 2 definitions
  31. Childcare Act 2006 Act
  32. Children Act 1989 Act
  33. The Children Act 2004 (Joint Area Reviews) Regulations 2005 SI 2 definitions
  34. The Civil Aviation (Investigation of Air Accidents and Incidents) (Jersey) Order 2000 SI
  35. The Civil Aviation (Investigation of Air Accidents and Incidents) Regulations 2018 SI
  36. The Civil Aviation (Investigation of Military Air Accidents at Civil Aerodromes) Regulations 2005 SI
  37. The Civil Aviation (Working Time) Regulations 2004 SI
  38. The Commons Registration (England) Regulations 2014 SI
  39. The Compulsory Purchase (Inquiries Procedure) Rules 2007 SI
  40. The Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 2015 SI
  41. The Cross-border Railway Services (Working Time) Regulations 2008 SI
  42. Deep Sea Mining Act 1981 Act
  43. The Deregistration and Exchange of Common Land and Greens (Procedure) (England) Regulations 2007 SI
  44. The Diseases of Swine Regulations 2014 SI
  45. The Dutch Potatoes (Notification) (England) Order 2005 SI
  46. Education Act 1997 Act
  47. Education Act 2005 Act
  48. The Education (School Inspection) (England) Regulations 2005 SI
  49. Education (Student Loans) (Repayment) Regulations 2000 SI
  50. The Electricity (Necessary Wayleaves and Felling and Lopping of Trees) (Charges) (England and Wales) Regulations 2013 SI
  51. The Electricity (Necessary Wayleaves and Felling and Lopping of Trees) (Hearing Procedures) (England and Wales) Rules 2013 SI
  52. The Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2001 SI
  53. The Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2004 SI
  54. Energy Act 2013 Act
  55. Environmental Protection Act 1990 Act 2 definitions
  56. The Equine Identification (England) Regulations 2018 SI 2 definitions
  57. The Export Restrictions (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) Regulations 2007 SI
  58. Factories Act 1961 Act
  59. Finance Act 1993 Act
  60. Finance Act 1994 Act
  61. The Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Control of Vaccination) (England) Regulations 2001 SI
  62. The Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Control of Vaccination) (England) Regulations 2006 SI
  63. The Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Export of Vehicles) (Disinfection of Tyres) (No. 2) Regulations 2001 SI
  64. The Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Export of Vehicles) (Disinfection of Tyres) Regulations 2001 SI
  65. The Gambling Act 2005 (Inspection) (Provision of Information) Regulations 2007 SI
  66. Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023 Act 3 definitions
  67. The Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Regulations 2025 SI
  68. The Genetically Modified Organisms (Traceability and Labelling) (England) Regulations 2004 SI
  69. The Genetically Modified Organisms (Transboundary Movements) (England) Regulations 2004 SI
  70. The Hares (Control of Importation) Order 1965 SI
  71. Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 Act
  72. Housing Act 1996 Act 2 definitions
  73. Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 Act
  74. The Housing Health and Safety Rating System (England) Regulations 2005 SI
  75. The Human Medicines Regulations 2012 SI
  76. The Import and Export Restrictions (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (No. 10) Regulations 2001 SI
  77. The Import and Export Restrictions (Foot-And-Mouth Disease) (No.11) Regulations 2001 SI
  78. The Import and Export Restrictions (Foot-And-Mouth Disease) (No. 12) Regulations 2001 SI
  79. The Import and Export Restrictions (Foot-And-Mouth Disease) (No. 13) Regulations 2001 SI
  80. The Import and Export Restrictions (Foot-And-Mouth Disease) (No. 14) Regulations 2001 SI
  81. The Import and Export Restrictions (Foot-And-Mouth Disease) (No. 4) Regulations 2001 SI
  82. The Import and Export Restrictions (Foot-And-Mouth Disease) (No. 5) Regulations 2001 SI
  83. The Import and Export Restrictions (Foot-And-Mouth Disease) (No. 6) Regulations 2001 SI
  84. The Import and Export Restrictions (Foot-And-Mouth Disease) (No. 7) Regulations 2001 SI
  85. The Import and Export Restrictions (Foot-And-Mouth Disease) (No. 8) Regulations 2001 SI
  86. The Import and Export Restrictions (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (No. 9) Regulations 2001 SI
  87. The Import and Export Restrictions (Foot-And-Mouth Disease) Regulations 2001 SI
  88. The Import and Export Restrictions (Foot-And-Mouth Disease) Regulations 2002 SI
  89. The Importation of Animals Order 1977 SI
  90. The Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) Regulations 2003 SI
  91. The Local Authorities’ Traffic Orders (Procedure) (England and Wales) Regulations 1996 SI
  92. Local Government Act 1999 Act
  93. The Mandatory Use of Closed Circuit Television in Slaughterhouses (England) Regulations 2018 SI
  94. The Marketing of Fruit Plant and Propagating Material (England) Regulations 2017 SI
  95. The Marketing of Vegetable Plant Material Regulations 1995 SI
  96. The Measuring Container Bottles (EEC Requirements) Regulations 1977 SI
  97. The Measuring Equipment (Capacity Measures) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 SI
  98. The Measuring Instruments (EEC Requirements) Regulations 1988 SI
  99. The Meat (Official Controls Charges) (England) Regulations 2005 SI
  100. The Meat (Official Controls Charges) (England) Regulations 2006 SI
  101. The Meat (Official Controls Charges) (England) Regulations 2009 SI
  102. The Merchant Shipping (Accident Reporting and Investigation) Regulations 2005 SI
  103. The Merchant Shipping (Accident Reporting and Investigation) Regulations 2026 SI
  104. The Merchant Shipping (Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments) Regulations 2022 SI
  105. The Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations 2006 SI
  106. The Merchant Shipping (Inspections of Ro-Ro Passenger Ships and High-Speed Passenger Craft) Regulations 2023 SI
  107. The Merchant Shipping (Port State Control) Regulations 2026 SI
  108. The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) Regulations 2008 SI
  109. The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) Regulations 2019 SI
  110. The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Garbage from Ships) Regulations 2020 SI
  111. The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Sewage and Garbage from Ships) Regulations 2008 SI
  112. The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Sewage from Ships) Regulations 2020 SI
  113. The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution from Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk) Regulations 2018 SI
  114. The Merchant Shipping (Technical Requirements for Inland Waterway Vessels) Regulations 2010 SI
  115. The Motor Vehicles (Tests) Regulations 1981 SI
  116. The Nagoya Protocol (Compliance) Regulations 2015 SI 2 definitions
  117. Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 Act
  118. The Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018 SI
  119. The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health Fees etc.) Regulations 2019 SI
  120. Pensions Act 2004 Act 2 definitions
  121. The Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels) (England and Wales) Regulations 2008 SI
  122. The Pharmacy Order 2010 SI
  123. The Plant Health (Forestry) ("Phytophthora ramorum") (Great Britain) (No. 2) Order 2002 SI
  124. The Plant Health (Forestry) (Phytophthora ramorum) (Great Britain) Order 2002 SI
  125. The Plant Health (Ips typographus) (England) Order 2019 SI
  126. The Plant Health (Phytophthora kernovii Management Zone) (England) Order 2004 SI
  127. The Plant Health (Phytophthora ramorum) (England) (No. 2) Order 2002 SI
  128. The Plant Health (Phytophthora ramorum) (England) Order 2002 SI
  129. The Plant Health (Sweet Chestnut Blight) (England) Order 2017 SI
  130. Police Act 1996 Act 5 definitions
  131. The Police Super-complaints (Designation and Procedure) Regulations 2018 SI
  132. The Polish Potatoes (Notification) (England) Order 2004 SI
  133. Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 Act
  134. The Products of Animal Origin (Disease Control) (England) Regulations 2008 SI
  135. Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981 Act
  136. The Rabies (Importation of Dogs, Cats and Other Mammals) Order 1974 SI
  137. Radioactive Substances Act 1993 Act
  138. The Railways (Accident Investigation and Reporting) Regulations 2005 SI
  139. Regulation (EU) No 537/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on specific requirements regarding statutory audit of public-interest entities and repealing Commission Decision 2005/909/EC (Text with EEA relevance) EU regulation
  140. The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 SI
  141. The Rights of Way (Hearings and Inquiries Procedure) (England) Rules 2007 SI
  142. The Road Transport (Working Time) Regulations 2005 SI
  143. The Salmonella in Broiler Flocks (Survey Powers) (England) Regulations 2005 SI
  144. The Salmonella in Laying Flocks (Survey Powers) (England) Regulations 2004 SI
  145. Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 1967 Act
  146. Seafarers Wages Act 2023 Act
  147. The Sheep and Goats (Records, Identification and Movement) (England) Order 2007 SI
  148. The Sheep and Goats (Records, Identification and Movement) (England) Order 2009 SI
  149. The Sites of Special Scientific Interest (Appeals) Regulations 2009 SI
  150. The Social Workers Regulations 2018 SI
  151. The Space Industry Regulations 2021 SI
  152. The Spaceflight Activities (Investigation of Spaceflight Accidents) Regulations 2021 SI
  153. The Specified Animal Pathogens Order 2008 SI
  154. The Storage of Carbon Dioxide (Licensing etc.) Regulations 2010 SI
  155. Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 Act
  156. Taxes Management Act 1970 Act
  157. The Timber and Timber Products (Placing on the Market) Regulations 2013 SI 2 definitions
  158. Town and Country Planning Act 1990 Act
  159. The Town and Country Planning Appeals (Determination by Inspectors) (Inquiries Procedure) (England) Rules 2000 SI
  160. The Town and Country Planning (Crown Development Applications) (Hearings and Inquiries) Rules 2025 SI
  161. The Town and Country Planning (Enforcement) (Determination by Inspectors) (Inquiries Procedure) (England) Rules 2002 SI
  162. The Town and Country Planning (Enforcement) (Hearings Procedure) (England) Rules 2002 SI
  163. The Town and Country Planning (Enforcement) (Inquiries Procedure) (England) Rules 2002 SI
  164. The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 SI
  165. The Town and Country Planning (Hearings Procedure) (England) Rules 2000 SI
  166. The Town and Country Planning (Inquiries Procedure) (England) Rules 2000 SI
  167. The Town and Country Planning (Major Infrastructure Project Inquiries Procedure) (England) Rules 2002 SI
  168. The Town and Country Planning (Major Infrastructure Project Inquiries Procedure) (England) Rules 2005 SI
  169. The Town and Country Planning (Section 62A Applications) (Hearings) Rules 2013 SI
  170. The Town and Country Planning (Section 62A Applications) (Written Representations and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2013 SI
  171. The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies Regulations 2006 SI
  172. The Transport and Works (Inquiries Procedure) Rules 2004 SI
  173. The Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013 SI
  174. Water Industry Act 1991 Act
  175. The Water Quality and Supply (Fees) Order 2016 SI
  176. Weights and Measures Act 1985 Act
  177. The Weights and Measures (Packaged Goods) Regulations 2006 SI
  178. The Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (England) Regulations 2015 SI
  179. The Works Detrimental to Navigation (Powers and Duties of Inspectors) Regulations 2018 SI
  180. The Works on Common Land, etc. (Procedure) (England) Regulations 2007 SI
  181. The Zoonoses (Monitoring) (England) Regulations 2007 SI

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