Defined term

“relevant service”

Defined in 35 Acts and 29 statutory instruments.

  1. Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 Act
  2. The Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) Order 2011 SI
  3. The Armed Forces Early Departure Payments Scheme Order 2005 SI 2 definitions
  4. The Armed Forces Redundancy Scheme Order 2006 SI
  5. Broadcasting Act 1996 Act 4 definitions
  6. Commissioner for Older People (Wales) Act 2006 Act
  7. Communications Act 2003 Act 2 definitions
  8. The Community Care, Services for Carers and Children’s Services (Direct Payments) (England) Regulations 2003 SI
  9. The Community Care, Services for Carers and Children’s Services (Direct Payments) (England) Regulations 2009 SI
  10. Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 Act
  11. Coronavirus Act 2020 Act 3 definitions
  12. Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 Act 2 definitions
  13. Finance Act 2004 Act
  14. Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 Act
  15. The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) Order 2001 SI
  16. The Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (Mutual Recognition Agreement) (Switzerland) Regulations 2025 SI
  17. The General Dental Services and Personal Dental Services Transitional Provisions Order 2005 SI
  18. The General Medical Services Transitional and Consequential Provisions Order 2004 SI
  19. Health Services and Public Health Act 1968 Act 2 definitions
  20. Highways Act 1980 Act
  21. Historical Institutional Abuse (Northern Ireland) Act 2019 Act
  22. Income Tax Act 2007 Act
  23. Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 Act 2 definitions
  24. Judicial Pensions Act 1981 Act 7 definitions
  25. The Judicial Pensions (Additional Voluntary Contributions) Regulations 2017 SI
  26. The Judicial Pensions Regulations 2015 SI
  27. The Judicial Pensions (Remediable Service etc.) Regulations 2023 SI 2 definitions
  28. Localism Act 2011 Act
  29. The National Health Service (NHS Payment Scheme – Consultation) Regulations 2022 SI
  30. The National Health Service Pension Scheme Regulations 2008 SI 11 definitions
  31. The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 2005 SI
  32. National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 Act
  33. The National Health Service (Service Committees and Tribunal) Regulations 1992 SI
  34. Online Safety Act 2023 Act 8 definitions
  35. Pension Schemes Act 1993 Act
  36. Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993 Act 2 definitions
  37. Pensions Act 1995 Act
  38. Planning Act 2008 Act
  39. Police Act 1996 Act 2 definitions
  40. Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998 Act 3 definitions
  41. The Police Pension Fund Regulations 2007 SI
  42. The Police Pensions Regulations 2006 SI
  43. Policing and Crime Act 2017 Act
  44. The Public Service (Civil Servants and Others) Pensions Regulations 2014 SI
  45. Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022 Act
  46. The Public Service Vehicles (Conduct of Drivers, Inspectors, Conductors and Passengers) Regulations 1990 SI
  47. Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2005 Act
  48. The Pubs Code etc. Regulations 2016 SI
  49. The Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships (Fees) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 SI
  50. The Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships (Fees and Records) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 SI
  51. The Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships (Fees) Regulations 2016 SI
  52. Reserve and Auxiliary Forces (Protection of Civil Interests) Act 1951 Act
  53. Reserve Forces Act 1996 Act 4 definitions
  54. The Reserve Forces (Call-out and Recall) (Financial Assistance) Regulations 2005 SI
  55. The Reserve Forces (Payments to Employers and Partners) Regulations 2014 SI
  56. The Seafarers’ Wages Regulations 2024 SI
  57. Skills and Post-16 Education Act 2022 Act 2 definitions
  58. Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 Act
  59. Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 Act
  60. The Toys (Safety) Regulations 1995 SI
  61. Transport Act 1985 Act 3 definitions
  62. Transport Act 2000 Act 2 definitions
  63. Transport and Works Act 1992 Act
  64. The Value Added Tax (Disclosure of Avoidance Schemes) (Designations) Order 2004 SI
  65. The Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) Order 2005 (Revoked 9.5.2011) SIRevoked

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