Defined term

“relevant offence”

Defined in 79 Acts and 78 statutory instruments.

  1. The Afghanistan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 SI
  2. Animal Welfare Act 2006 Act
  3. Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023 Act
  4. Animals (Penalty Notices) Act 2022 Act 2 definitions
  5. Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 Act
  6. Armed Forces Act 2006 Act 6 definitions
  7. The Armed Forces Act 2006 (Transitional Provisions etc) Order 2009 SI
  8. The Armed Forces (Powers of Stop and Search, Search, Seizure and Retention) Order 2009 SI
  9. The Authorised Investigators (Complaints and Misconduct) Regulations 2026 SI
  10. Bail Act 1976 Act
  11. Birmingham Commonwealth Games Act 2020 Act
  12. Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025 Act
  13. Broadcasting Act 1990 Act 3 definitions
  14. Care Standards Act 2000 Act
  15. The Central African Republic (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 SI
  16. Charities Act 2006 Act
  17. Children and Young Persons Act 1933 Act 2 definitions
  18. Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 Act 6 definitions
  19. Coroners and Justice Act 2009 Act 4 definitions
  20. The Counter-Terrorism (International Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 SI
  21. Crime and Disorder Act 1998 Act
  22. Crime and Policing Act 2026 Act 6 definitions
  23. The Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (Exercise of Functions) Order 2005 SI
  24. The Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (Exercise of Functions) Order 2013 SI
  25. Criminal Justice Act 1988 Act 3 definitions
  26. Criminal Justice Act 1993 Act
  27. The Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Commencement No. 28 and Saving Provisions) Order 2012 SI
  28. The Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Commencement No. 29 and Saving Provisions) Order 2012 SI
  29. The Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Commencement No. 31 and Saving Provisions) Order 2013 SI
  30. The Criminal Justice Act 2003 (New Method of Instituting Proceedings) (Specification of Relevant Prosecutors) Order 2016 SI
  31. Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 Act
  32. Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 Act
  33. The Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) Act 1990 (Enforcement of Overseas Forfeiture Orders) Order 2005 SI
  34. Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1987 Act
  35. Criminal Law Act 1967 Act
  36. Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995 Act
  37. Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 Act 6 definitions
  38. The Dairy Produce Quotas (General Provisions) Regulations 2002 SI
  39. Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 Act
  40. Deer (Scotland) Act 1996 Act 2 definitions
  41. Defence Reform Act 2014 Act
  42. The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 SI
  43. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 SI
  44. The Deposit Scheme for Drinks Containers (England and Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 SI
  45. Domestic Abuse Act 2021 Act
  46. Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 Act 2 definitions
  47. Education Act 2002 Act
  48. Education (Prohibition from Teaching or Working with Children) Regulations 2003 SI
  49. The Electronic Commerce Directive (Hatred against Persons on Religious Grounds or the Grounds of Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2010 SI
  50. The Electronic Commerce Directive (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2018 SI
  51. The Electronic Commerce Directive (Trafficking People for Exploitation) Regulations 2013 SI
  52. Employment Rights Act 2025 Act
  53. Energy Act 2008 Act 3 definitions
  54. Environmental Protection Act 1990 Act 3 definitions
  55. Finance Act 2014 Act
  56. Financial Services Act 2012 Act
  57. The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (England) Regulations 2014 SI 3 definitions
  58. The Food Crime Officers (Complaints and Misconduct) Regulations 2025 SI
  59. Football Spectators Act 1989 Act
  60. Foster Children (Scotland) Act 1984 Act
  61. Gambling Act 2005 Act 2 definitions
  62. The Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (Complaints and Misconduct) Regulations 2017 SI
  63. The General Teaching Council for England (Disciplinary Functions) Regulations 2001 SI
  64. The Haiti (Sanctions) Regulations 2022 SI
  65. Housing and Planning Act 2016 Act
  66. Immigration Act 1971 Act 3 definitions
  67. Immigration Act 2016 Act
  68. The Immigration (Jersey) Order 2021 SI 3 definitions
  69. The Independent Police Complaints Commission (Complaints and Misconduct) (Contractors) Regulations 2015 SI
  70. Insolvency Act 1986 Act
  71. International Criminal Court Act 2001 Act
  72. The International Criminal Court Act 2001 (Overseas Territories) Order 2009 SI
  73. Investigatory Powers Act 2016 Act
  74. The Iran (Sanctions) (Nuclear) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 SI
  75. The Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 SI
  76. The Iraq (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 SI
  77. The ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida (United Nations Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 SI
  78. Ivory Act 2018 Act 2 definitions
  79. The Judicial Pensions Regulations 2015 SI 2 definitions
  80. The Judicial Pensions Regulations 2022 SI
  81. The Lebanon (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 SI
  82. Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 Act
  83. Legal Services Act 2007 Act
  84. The Libya (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 SI
  85. Licensing Act 2003 Act 2 definitions
  86. Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 Act 3 definitions
  87. The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) Regulations 2008 SI
  88. Modern Slavery Act 2015 Act
  89. The Myanmar (Sanctions) Regulations 2021 SI
  90. The National Crime Agency (Complaints and Misconduct) Regulations 2013 SI
  91. National Security Act 2023 Act 2 definitions
  92. Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 Act
  93. Official Secrets Act 1989 Act
  94. Olympic Symbol etc. (Protection) Act 1995 Act
  95. Online Safety Act 2023 Act
  96. Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Act 2021 Act 7 definitions
  97. Pensions Act 2004 Act
  98. Petroleum Act 1998 Act
  99. Planning Act 2008 Act
  100. Police Act 1997 Act
  101. Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 Act 2 definitions
  102. The Police (Conduct) Regulations 2020 SI 2 definitions
  103. Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2003 Act
  104. The Police Pensions Regulations 2015 SI 2 definitions
  105. Police Reform Act 2002 Act 2 definitions
  106. Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Act 2024 Act 3 definitions
  107. Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 Act 3 definitions
  108. The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations 2024 SI
  109. Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 Act 2 definitions
  110. The Public Service (Civil Servants and Others) Pensions Regulations 2014 SI 2 definitions
  111. The Railway Safety Accreditation Scheme Regulations 2004 SI
  112. Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008 Act 3 definitions
  113. The Republic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 SI
  114. The Restraint Orders (Legal Aid Exception and Relevant Legal Aid Payments) Regulations 2015 SI 2 definitions
  115. The Revenue and Customs (Complaints and Misconduct) Regulations 2010 SI
  116. The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 SI
  117. The Scotch Whisky Regulations 2009 SI
  118. Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013 Act 2 definitions
  119. The Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013 (Prescribed Relevant Offences and Relevant Enforcement Action) Regulations 2013 SI
  120. Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967 Act 2 definitions
  121. The Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Conservation Measures) Order 2000 SI
  122. The Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Control Measures) Order 2000 SI
  123. The Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Quota and Third Country Fishing Measures) (England) Order 2003 SI
  124. The Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Quota and Third Country Fishing Measures) (England) Order 2004 SI
  125. The Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Quota and Third Country Fishing Measures) Order 2000 SI
  126. The Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Quota and Third Country Fishing Measures) Order 2001 SI
  127. The Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Quota and Third Country Fishing Measures) Order 2002 SI
  128. The Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Satellite Monitoring Measures) Order 2000 SI
  129. The Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Measures for the Recovery of the Stock of Cod) (Irish Sea) Order 2000 SI
  130. The Sea Fishing (Restriction on Days at Sea) (Monitoring, Inspection and Surveillance) Order 2006 SI
  131. Sentencing Act 2020 Act 7 definitions
  132. Sexual Offences Act 2003 Act 8 definitions
  133. Social Security Fraud Act 2001 Act
  134. The Somalia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 SI
  135. The South Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 SI
  136. The Space Industry Act 2018 (Commencement No. 2, Transitional and Savings Provisions) Regulations 2021 SI
  137. The Space Industry Regulations 2021 SI
  138. The Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 SI
  139. The Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 SI
  140. The Syria (United Nations Sanctions) (Cultural Property) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 SI
  141. Tax Credits Act 2002 Act 2 definitions
  142. The Teachers' Pension Scheme Regulations 2014 SI
  143. The Teachers' Pensions Regulations 2010 SI
  144. Terrorism Act 2000 Act 4 definitions
  145. The Thames Estuary Cockle Fishery (No. 2) Order 2024 SI 2 definitions
  146. The Thames Estuary Cockle Fishery Order 2024 SI 2 definitions
  147. Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026 Act 5 definitions
  148. The Trade, Aircraft and Shipping Sanctions (Civil Enforcement) Regulations 2024 SI
  149. Trade Marks Act 1994 Act 2 definitions
  150. The Venezuela (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 SI
  151. The Waddeton Fishery Order 2001 SI
  152. The Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011 SI
  153. Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 Act 2 definitions
  154. Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006 Act
  155. The Yemen (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 SI
  156. Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 Act
  157. The Zimbabwe (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 SI

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