Defined term

“law enforcement authority”

Defined in 2 Acts, 5 statutory instruments and 1 EU-derived instrument.

  1. Counter-Terrorism Act 2008 Act
  2. Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 Act 3 definitions
  3. The Justification of Practices Involving Ionising Radiation Regulations 2004 SI
  4. The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 SI
  5. The Oversight of Professional Body Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorist Financing Supervision Regulations 2017 SI
  6. The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Destruction, Retention and Use of Biometric Data) (Transitional, Transitory and Saving Provisions) Order 2013 SI
  7. The Register of Overseas Entities (Definition of Foreign Limited Partner, Protection and Rectification) Regulations 2023 SI
  8. Regulation (EU) 2019/125 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 January 2019 concerning trade in certain goods which could be used for capital punishment, torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (codification) EU regulation

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