Defined term

“proper officer”

Defined in 19 Acts and 109 statutory instruments.

  1. The Access to the Countryside (Maps) (England) Regulations 2013 SI
  2. The Access to the Countryside (Provisional and Conclusive Maps) (England) Regulations 2002 SI
  3. The Afghanistan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 SI
  4. The Anti-terrorism (Financial and Other Measures) (Overseas Territories) Order 2002 SI
  5. The Bedfordshire (Structural Changes) Order 2008 SI
  6. The Bodmin Moor Commons Council Establishment Order 2015 SI
  7. The Bosnia and Herzegovina (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 SI
  8. The Brendon Commons Council Establishment Order 2013 SI
  9. Building Act 1984 Act
  10. The Bus Lane Contraventions (Penalty Charges, Adjudication and Enforcement) (England) Regulations 2005 SI
  11. The Central African Republic (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 SI
  12. The Chemical Weapons (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 SI
  13. The Cheshire and Warrington Combined Authority Order 2026 SI
  14. The Cheshire (Structural Changes) Order 2008 SI
  15. The Civil Enforcement of Road Traffic Contraventions (Representations and Appeals) (England) Regulations 2022 SI
  16. The Clean Air (Miscellaneous Provisions) (England) Regulations 2014 SI
  17. The Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) Order 2017 SI
  18. The Combined Authorities (Mayors) (Filling of Vacancies) Order 2017 SI
  19. The Combined Authorities (Overview and Scrutiny Committees, Access to Information and Audit Committees) Order 2017 SI
  20. The Cornwall Port Health Authority Order 2010 SI
  21. The Cornwall (Structural Change) Order 2008 SI
  22. Corporation Tax Act 2010 Act 2 definitions
  23. The Counter-Terrorism (International Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 SI
  24. The Counter-Terrorism (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 SI
  25. The County Durham (Structural Change) Order 2008 SI
  26. Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 Act
  27. The Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2008 SI
  28. The Cumbria Combined Authority Order 2026 SI
  29. The Cumbria (Structural Changes) Order 2022 SI
  30. The Customs (Import Duty) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 SI
  31. The Cyber (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 SI
  32. The Data Protection Tribunal (Enforcement Appeals) Rules 2000 SI
  33. The Data Protection Tribunal (National Security Appeals) Rules 2000 SI
  34. The Data Protection Tribunal (National Security Appeals) (Telecommunications) Rules 2000 SI
  35. The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 SI
  36. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 SI
  37. The Devon and Torbay Combined County Authority Regulations 2025 SI
  38. The Education (Induction Arrangements for School Teachers) (Consolidation) (England) Regulations 2001 SI
  39. The Education (Induction Arrangements for School Teachers) (England) Regulations 2008 SI
  40. Environmental Protection Act 1990 Act 3 definitions
  41. The Exeter and Devon (Structural Changes) Order 2010 SI
  42. Food Act 1984 Act
  43. Food Safety Act 1990 Act
  44. The Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions Regulations 2021 SI
  45. The Global Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law Sanctions Regulations 2026 SI
  46. The Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020 SI
  47. The Global Irregular Migration and Trafficking in Persons Sanctions Regulations 2025 SI
  48. The Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority Regulations 2025 SI
  49. Greater London Authority Act 1999 Act
  50. The Guinea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 SI
  51. The Haiti (Sanctions) Regulations 2022 SI
  52. The Hampshire and the Solent Combined County Authority Regulations 2026 SI
  53. The Homelessness (Review Procedure etc.) Regulations 2018 SI
  54. Housing (Consequential Provisions) Act 1985 Act
  55. Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 Act
  56. The Hull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority Order 2025 SI
  57. The Hull and Goole Port Health Authority Order 2011 SI
  58. The Information Tribunal (Enforcement Appeals) Rules 2005 SI
  59. The Information Tribunal (National Security Appeals) Rules 2005 SI
  60. The Iran (Sanctions) (Nuclear) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 SI
  61. The Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 SI
  62. The Iraq (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 SI
  63. The ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida (United Nations Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 SI
  64. The Lancashire Combined County Authority Regulations 2025 SI
  65. The Lebanon (Sanctions) (Assassination of Rafiq Hariri and others) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 SI
  66. The Lebanon (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 SI
  67. The Libya (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 SI
  68. The Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (England) Regulations 2001 SI
  69. The Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Access to Information) (England) Regulations 2000 SI
  70. The Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Meetings and Access to Information) (England) Regulations 2012 SI
  71. The Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2002 SI
  72. The Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007 SI
  73. The Local Authorities (Members' Allowances) (England) Regulations 2003 SI
  74. The Local Authorities (Referendums) (Petitions and Directions) (England) Regulations 2000 SI
  75. The Local Authorities (Referendums)(Petitions)(England) Regulations 2011 SI
  76. The Local Authorities (Standing Orders) (England) Regulations 2001 SI 2 definitions
  77. Local Government and Housing Act 1989 Act
  78. The Local Government (Boundary Changes) Regulations 2018 SI 2 definitions
  79. The Local Government (Parishes and Parish Councils) (England) Regulations 2008 SI
  80. The Local Government (Structural Changes) (Transfer of Functions, Property, Rights and Liabilities) Regulations 2008 SI
  81. The Local Government (Structural Changes) (Transitional Arrangements) (No.2) Regulations 2008 SI
  82. The Local Government (Structural Changes) (Transitional Arrangements) Regulations 2008 SI
  83. The Mali (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 SI
  84. The Marriages and Civil Partnerships (Approved Premises) Regulations 2005 SI
  85. Merchant Shipping Act 1995 Act 2 definitions
  86. The Merchant Shipping (Carriage of Passengers by Sea) Regulations 2012 SI
  87. The Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Minimum Requirements for Seafarers etc.) Regulations 2014 SI
  88. The Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Survey and Certification) Regulations 2013 SI
  89. The Merchant Shipping (Survey and Certification) Regulations 2015 SI
  90. The Motor Vehicles (Tests) Regulations 1981 SI 2 definitions
  91. The Myanmar (Sanctions) Regulations 2021 SI
  92. The Nicaragua (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 SI
  93. The North Yorkshire (Structural Changes) Order 2022 SI
  94. The Northamptonshire (Structural Changes) Order 2020 SI
  95. The Northumberland (Structural Change) Order 2008 SI
  96. The Norwich and Norfolk (Structural Changes) Order 2010 SI
  97. The Openness of Local Government Bodies Regulations 2014 SI
  98. The Police and Crime Commissioner Elections Order 2012 SI
  99. Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 Act
  100. Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 Act
  101. Representation of the People Act 1983 Act
  102. The Republic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 SI
  103. The Republic of Guinea-Bissau (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 SI
  104. Requirements of Writing (Scotland) Act 1995 Act
  105. Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 Act 2 definitions
  106. The Road User Charging (Enforcement and Adjudication) (London) Regulations 2001 SI
  107. The Road User Charging Schemes (Penalty Charges, Adjudication and Enforcement) (England) Regulations 2013 SI
  108. The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 SI
  109. Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975 Act
  110. Sentencing Act 2020 Act
  111. The Shropshire (Structural Change) Order 2008 SI
  112. The Somalia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 SI
  113. The Somerset (Structural Changes) Order 2022 SI
  114. The South Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 SI
  115. The Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 SI
  116. The Surrey (Structural Changes) Order 2026 SI
  117. The Sussex and Brighton Combined County Authority Regulations 2026 SI
  118. The Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 SI
  119. Terrorism Act 2000 Act 2 definitions
  120. The Terrorism Act 2000 (Enforcement of External Orders) Order 2001 SI 2 definitions
  121. The Tyne Port Health Authority Order 2010 SI
  122. The Unauthorised Drilling Activities in the Eastern Mediterranean (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 SI
  123. The Value Added Tax Regulations 1995 SI
  124. The Venezuela (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 SI
  125. The Wiltshire (Structural Change) Order 2008 SI
  126. The Yemen (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 SI
  127. The York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority Order 2023 SI
  128. The Zimbabwe (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 SI
  129. The Burundi (Sanctions) Regulations 2021 (expired—not approved) SIRevoked

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