Defined term

“relevant function”

Defined in 39 Acts and 44 statutory instruments.

  1. Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 Act 3 definitions
  2. Armed Forces Act 2006 Act 5 definitions
  3. The Armed Forces (Summary Hearing and Activation of Suspended Sentences of Service Detention) Rules 2009 SI 2 definitions
  4. Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 Act
  5. Building Act 1984 Act
  6. The Building (Higher-Risk Buildings Procedures) (England) Regulations 2023 SI
  7. The Building Regulations 2010 SI
  8. Building Safety Act 2022 Act 8 definitions
  9. The Castle Vale Housing Action Trust (Dissolution) Order 2005 SI
  10. Children Act 2004 Act
  11. The Children Act 2004 (Joint Area Reviews) Regulations 2015 SI
  12. Communications Act 2003 Act 3 definitions
  13. The Conservation of Offshore Marine Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 SI 4 definitions
  14. Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007 Act
  15. The Council Tax (Demand Notices) (England) Regulations 2009 SI
  16. The Council Tax (Demand Notices) (England) Regulations 2010 SI
  17. The Council Tax (Demand Notices) (England) Regulations 2011 SI
  18. Crime and Courts Act 2013 Act 4 definitions
  19. Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 Act
  20. Data Protection Act 2018 Act
  21. Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 Act
  22. Digital Economy Act 2017 Act
  23. The Disclosure of State Pension Credit Information (Warm Home Discount) Regulations 2011 SI
  24. The Energy Act 2008 (Consequential Modifications) (Offshore Environmental Protection) Order 2010 SI
  25. Energy Act 2013 Act
  26. Energy Act 2016 Act
  27. Enterprise Act 2016 Act
  28. The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (Commencement No. 6, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2014 SI
  29. The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (Competition) (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provisions) (No. 2) Order 2014 SI
  30. The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (Competition) (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2014 SI
  31. The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 SI 2 definitions
  32. European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 Act
  33. Financial Services Act 2010 Act
  34. Financial Services Act 2012 Act
  35. Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 Act
  36. Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act 2013 Act
  37. The Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act 2013 (Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2015 SI
  38. Higher Education and Research Act 2017 Act
  39. The Higher Education and Research Act 2017 (Cooperation and Information Sharing) Regulations 2018 SI
  40. Housing Act 1985 Act
  41. Housing Act 2004 Act
  42. The Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce (Abolition) Regulations 2001 SI
  43. Landlord and Tenant (Covenants) Act 1995 Act
  44. Legal Services Act 2007 Act
  45. The Liverpool Housing Action Trust (Dissolution) Order 2005 SI
  46. The Local Authorities (Contracting Out of Anti-social Behaviour Order Functions) (England) Order 2007 SI
  47. The Local Authority Social Services and National Health Service Complaints (England) Regulations 2009 SI
  48. The Local Authority Social Services Complaints (England) Regulations 2006 SI
  49. The Lord President of the Council Order 2010 SI
  50. Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 Act 3 definitions
  51. The Marine Strategy Regulations 2010 SI 2 definitions
  52. The Medical Examiners (England) Regulations 2024 SI
  53. National Health Service Act 2006 Act
  54. The National Health Service (Clinical Negligence Scheme for General Practice) Regulations 2019 SI
  55. The National Health Service (Clinical Negligence Scheme) Regulations 2015 SI
  56. The National Health Service (Existing Liabilities Scheme) (England) Regulations 2018 SI
  57. The National Health Service (Existing Liabilities Scheme for General Practice) Regulations 2020 SI
  58. The National Health Service (Liabilities to Third Parties Scheme) (England) Regulations 2018 SI 2 definitions
  59. The National Health Service (Property Expenses Scheme) (England) Regulations 2018 SI 2 definitions
  60. The National Treatment Agency (Abolition) and the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2013 SI
  61. New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 Act
  62. The NHS Counter Fraud Authority (Establishment, Constitution, and Staff and Other Transfer Provisions) Order 2017 SI
  63. Northern Ireland Act 1998 Act
  64. The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 SI
  65. The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2012 SI 2 definitions
  66. The Offshore Petroleum Activities (Conservation of Habitats) Regulations 2001 SI
  67. The Police Pensions (Amendment) Regulations 2011 SI
  68. The Power Purchase Agreement Scheme Regulations 2014 SI
  69. The Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (Fees) (Social Work England) Regulations 2018 SI
  70. Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008 Act 7 definitions
  71. The Relevant Functions (Payments to Authorities) Order 2000 SI 2 definitions
  72. Sexual Offences Act 2003 Act
  73. Social Security Administration Act 1992 Act
  74. Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 Act
  75. The Stonebridge Housing Action Trust (Dissolution) Order 2007 SI
  76. Town and Country Planning Act 1990 Act
  77. The Transfer of Functions (Digital Government) Order 2018 SI
  78. The Transfer of Functions (Digital Government) Order 2020 SI
  79. Transport Act 2000 Act
  80. Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 Act 3 definitions
  81. Wales Act 2017 Act
  82. Water Act 2014 Act
  83. The Welsh Zone (Boundaries and Transfer of Functions) Order 2010 SI

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