Defined term

“the recipient”

Defined in 66 Acts, 128 statutory instruments and 1 EU-derived instrument.

  1. The Afghanistan (United Nations Sanctions) Channel Islands) Order 2001 SI
  2. The Afghanistan (United Nations Sanctions) (Isle of Man) Order 2001 SI
  3. The Afghanistan (United Nations Sanctions) Order 2001 SI
  4. The Afghanistan (United Nations Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2001 SI
  5. The Agricultural and Forestry Vehicles (Type-Approval) Regulations 2018 SI
  6. The Al-Qa'ida and Taliban (United Nations Measures) (Channel Islands) Order 2002 SI
  7. The Al-Qa'ida and Taliban (United Nations Measures) (Isle of Man) Order 2002 SI
  8. The Al-Qa'ida and Taliban (United Nations Measures) Order 2002 SI
  9. The Al-Qa'ida and Taliban (United Nations Measures) (Overseas Territories) Order 2002 SI
  10. The Alcoholic Products (Excise Duty) Regulations 2023 SI 3 definitions
  11. The Alien and Locally Absent Species in Aquaculture (England and Wales) Regulations 2011 SI
  12. Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 Act
  13. Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 Act
  14. The Aquatic Animal Health (England and Wales) Regulations 2009 SI
  15. Automated Vehicles Act 2024 Act 2 definitions
  16. The Aviation Security Act 1982 (Civil Penalties) Regulations 2015 SI
  17. The Aviation Statistics Regulations 2023 SI
  18. The Belarus (Restrictive Measures) (Overseas Territories) Order 2006 SI
  19. Birmingham Commonwealth Games Act 2020 Act 2 definitions
  20. The Birmingham Commonwealth Games (Advertising and Trading) Regulations 2021 SI
  21. The Blood Safety and Quality Regulations 2005 SI
  22. The Building Regulations 2010 SI
  23. The Burma (Restrictive Measures) (Overseas Territories) Order 2004 SI
  24. The Bus Lane Contraventions (Penalty Charges, Adjudication and Enforcement) (England) Regulations 2005 SI
  25. Childcare Act 2006 Act
  26. Children Act 2004 Act
  27. Children and Young Persons Act 1933 Act
  28. Children and Young Persons Act 2008 Act
  29. The Civil Aviation (Working Time) Regulations 2004 SI
  30. Civil Contingencies Act 2004 Act 3 definitions
  31. The Civil Enforcement of Road Traffic Contraventions (Representations and Appeals) (England) Regulations 2022 SI
  32. The Claims Management Services Tribunal Rules 2007 SI
  33. The Climate Change Levy (General) Regulations 2001 SI 2 definitions
  34. Communications Act 2003 Act
  35. The Community Design Regulations 2005 SI
  36. Companies Act 2006 Act 2 definitions
  37. The Construction Products (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 SI
  38. The Construction Products Regulations 2013 SI
  39. The Consumer Protection (Distance Selling) Regulations 2000 SI
  40. Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 Act
  41. Coroners and Justice Act 2009 Act 2 definitions
  42. Corporation Tax Act 2009 Act 7 definitions
  43. The Council Tax (Alteration of Lists and Appeals) Regulations 1993 SI
  44. Crime and Policing Act 2026 Act 4 definitions
  45. Criminal Justice Act 1988 Act
  46. Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 Act
  47. Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 Act
  48. The Cross-Border Insolvency Regulations 2006 SI
  49. The Cross-border Railway Services (Working Time) Regulations 2008 SI
  50. The Customs (Temporary Storage Facilities Approval Conditions and Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 SI
  51. Data Protection Act 2018 Act 2 definitions
  52. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (United Nations Measures) Order 2005 SI
  53. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (United Nations Sanctions) (Channel Islands) Order 2005 SI
  54. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (United Nations Sanctions) (Isle of Man) Order 2005 SI
  55. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (United Nations Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2005 SI
  56. Education Act 2002 Act
  57. Education Act 2005 Act
  58. The Education (Penalty Notices) (England) Regulations 2004 SI
  59. The Education (Penalty Notices) (England) Regulations 2007 SI
  60. The Eels (England and Wales) Regulations 2009 SI
  61. The Electricity and Gas (Market Integrity and Transparency) (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2013 SI 2 definitions
  62. The Electricity Supplier Obligations (Amendment & Excluded Electricity) Regulations 2015 SI
  63. Energy Act 2004 Act 2 definitions
  64. Energy Act 2013 Act
  65. English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 Act
  66. Equality Act 2010 Act
  67. The European Public Limited-Liability Company (Employee Involvement) (Great Britain) Regulations 2009 SI
  68. Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003 Act
  69. Finance Act 2000 Act
  70. Finance Act 2014 Act
  71. Finance Act 2020 Act
  72. Finance Act 2026 Act 2 definitions
  73. Finance (No. 2) Act 1987 Act
  74. Finance (No. 2) Act 2023 Act
  75. Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 Act
  76. The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 SI
  77. The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Promotion of Collective Investment Schemes) (Exemptions) Order 2001 SI
  78. The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Service of Notices) Regulations 2001 SI
  79. The Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (Resolution of Central Counterparties: Deferment of Provisions in Resolution Instruments) Regulations 2023 SI
  80. The Financial Services and Markets Tribunal Rules 2001 SI
  81. Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act 2013 Act
  82. The Financial Services (Distance Marketing) Regulations 2004 SI
  83. Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 Act
  84. The Gambling Appeals Tribunal Rules 2006 SI
  85. The Gangmasters (Licensing Conditions) Rules 2009 SI
  86. The Glasgow Commonwealth Games Act 2008 (Ticket Touting Offence) (England and Wales and Northern Ireland) Order 2012 SI
  87. The Green Deal Framework (Disclosure, Acknowledgment, Redress etc.) Regulations 2012 SI
  88. The Green Gas Support Scheme Regulations 2021 SI
  89. Harbours Act 1964 Act
  90. Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 Act 3 definitions
  91. Health and Social Care Act 2001 Act
  92. The Health Professions Council (Registration and Fees) Rules Order of Council 2003 SI
  93. The Heat Networks (Market Framework) (Great Britain) Regulations 2025 SI
  94. The Human Medicines Regulations 2012 SI 2 definitions
  95. The Human Tissue Act 2004 (Ethical Approval, Exceptions from Licensing and Supply of Information about Transplants) Regulations 2006 SI 2 definitions
  96. The Human Tissue Act 2004 (Persons who Lack Capacity to Consent and Transplants) Regulations 2006 SI 2 definitions
  97. The Human Tissue Act 2004 (Supply of Information about Transplants) Regulations 2024 SI
  98. Immigration Act 2014 Act 2 definitions
  99. Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 Act
  100. The Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) Regulations 2003 SI 2 definitions
  101. Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 Act 2 definitions
  102. The Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations 2004 SI
  103. The Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 SI
  104. The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (Restrictive Measures) (Overseas Territories) Order 2004 SI
  105. The Investment Bank Special Administration (England and Wales) Rules 2011 SI
  106. The Investment Trusts (Dividends) (Optional Treatment as Interest Distributions) Regulations 2009 SI
  107. The Iraq (United Nations Sanctions) (Channel Islands) Order 2000 SI
  108. The Iraq (United Nations Sanctions) (Isle of Man) Order 2000 SI
  109. The Iraq (United Nations Sanctions) Order 2000 SI
  110. The Iraq (United Nations Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2000 SI
  111. The Ivory Coast (Restrictive Measures) (Overseas Territories) Order 2005 SI
  112. The Ivory Coast (United Nations Sanctions) Order 2005 SI
  113. The Land Compensation Development (England) Order 2012 SI
  114. Legal Services Act 2007 Act
  115. The Local Audit (Appointing Person) Regulations 2015 SI
  116. The Local Audit (Smaller Authorities) Regulations 2015 SI
  117. The Manufactured Interest (Tax) Regulations 2007 SI 3 definitions
  118. The Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 SI 3 definitions
  119. Mobile Homes Act 1983 Act
  120. The Motor Vehicle Tyres (Labelling) (Enforcement) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 SI
  121. The Motorcycles (Type-Approval) Regulations 2018 SI
  122. The MPs’, Senedd and Assembly Pension Schemes (Tax) Regulations 2025 SI 3 definitions
  123. The Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval and Emission of Gaseous and Particulate Pollutants) Regulations 2018 SI
  124. Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 Act
  125. The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Disclosure of Information) Regulations 2013 SI
  126. The Occupational Pension Schemes (Climate Change Governance and Reporting) Regulations 2021 SI
  127. Oil Taxation Act 1983 Act
  128. The Operation of Air Services ... (Pricing etc.) Regulations 2013 SI
  129. The Overseas Territories (Zimbabwe) (Restrictive Measures) Order 2002 SI
  130. Party Wall etc. Act 1996 Act
  131. The Passenger, Crew and Service Information (Civil Penalties) Regulations 2015 SI
  132. Patents Act 1977 Act
  133. The Payment and Electronic Money Institution Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2021 SI
  134. Pensions Act 2004 Act
  135. The Pensions Regulator Tribunal Rules 2005 SI
  136. Planning Act 2008 Act 2 definitions
  137. The Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Heritage Partnership Agreements) Regulations 2014 SI
  138. The Planning (Local Listed Building Consent Orders) (Procedure) Regulations 2014 SI
  139. The Planning (National Security Directions and Appointed Representatives) (England) Rules 2006 SI
  140. The Provision of Services Regulations 2009 SI
  141. Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 Act
  142. The Quality and Safety of Organs Intended for Transplantation Regulations 2012 SI
  143. Railways Act 1993 Act
  144. Registered Designs Act 1949 Act
  145. Registration Service Act 1953 Act
  146. Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation) (Text with EEA relevance) EU regulation
  147. Road Traffic Act 1991 Act
  148. Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 Act
  149. The Road Transport (Working Time) Regulations 2005 SI
  150. The Road User Charging (Enforcement and Adjudication) (London) Regulations 2001 SI
  151. The Road User Charging Schemes (Penalty Charges, Adjudication and Enforcement) (England) Regulations 2013 SI 2 definitions
  152. The Road Vehicles (Approval) Regulations 2020 SI
  153. The Sea Fishing (Restriction on Days at Sea) (Monitoring, Inspection and Surveillance) Order 2006 SI
  154. The Sea Fishing (Restriction on Days at Sea) Order 2003 SI
  155. The Sea Fishing (Restriction on Days at Sea) Order 2004 SI
  156. The Sea Fishing (Restriction on Days at Sea) Order 2005 SI 4 definitions
  157. Serious Crime Act 2007 Act
  158. Serious Crime Act 2015 Act
  159. Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1992 Act
  160. The Silvertown Tunnel Order 2018 SI
  161. Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 Act
  162. Social Security Administration Act 1992 Act 10 definitions
  163. Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 Act 10 definitions
  164. The Social Security (Credits) Regulations 1975 SI
  165. The Special Educational Needs (Personal Budgets) Regulations 2014 SI
  166. The Stakeholder Pension Schemes Regulations 2000 SI
  167. The Sudan (United Nations Measures) (Channel Islands) Order 2005 SI
  168. The Sudan (United Nations Measures) (Isle of Man) Order 2005 SI
  169. The Sudan (United Nations Measures) Order 2005 SI
  170. The Sudan (United Nations Measures) (Overseas Territories) Order 2005 SI
  171. Terrorism Act 2000 Act
  172. The Terrorism (United Nations Measures) (Channel Islands) Order 2001 SI
  173. The Terrorism (United Nations Measures) (Isle of Man) Order 2001 SI
  174. The Terrorism (United Nations Measures) Order 2001 SI
  175. The Terrorism (United Nations Measures) (Overseas Territories) Order 2001 SI
  176. The Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016 SI
  177. The Town and Country Planning (Appeals) (Written Representations Procedure) (England) Regulations 2009 SI
  178. The Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) (England) Regulations 2007 SI
  179. The Town and Country Planning (Crown Development Applications) (Hearings and Inquiries) Rules 2025 SI
  180. The Town and Country Planning (Crown Development Applications) (Procedure and Written Representations) Order 2025 SI
  181. The Town and Country Planning (Crown Development) (Urgent Applications) (Procedure) (England) Order 2025 SI
  182. The Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015 SI
  183. The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 SI
  184. The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 SI
  185. The Town and Country Planning (Major Infrastructure Project Inquiries Procedure) (England) Rules 2005 SI
  186. The Town and Country Planning (Section 62A Applications) (Hearings) Rules 2013 SI
  187. The Town and Country Planning (Section 62A Applications) (Procedure and Consequential Amendments) Order 2013 SI
  188. The Town and Country Planning (Section 62A Applications) (Written Representations and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2013 SI
  189. Trade Marks Act 1994 Act
  190. The Transnational Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations 1999 SI
  191. Value Added Tax Act 1994 Act 7 definitions
  192. The Value Added Tax Regulations 1995 SI 5 definitions
  193. Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006 Act
  194. The Working Time Regulations 1998 SI
  195. Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 Act

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