Defined term

“service provider”

Defined in 32 Acts and 43 statutory instruments.

  1. Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 Act
  2. Banking Act 2009 Act
  3. Birmingham Commonwealth Games Act 2020 Act 3 definitions
  4. The Birmingham Commonwealth Games (Advertising and Trading) Regulations 2021 SI
  5. The Care Quality Commission (Registration) Regulations 2009 SI
  6. Children Act 2004 Act
  7. Children and Young Persons Act 1933 Act
  8. The Commission for Health Improvement (Functions) Regulations 2000 SI
  9. The Commission for Health Improvement (Functions) Regulations 2003 SI
  10. The Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection (Explanation, Statements of Action and Co-operation) Regulations 2004 SI
  11. The Commission for Social Care Inspection (Explanation and Co-operation) Regulations 2004 SI
  12. Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 Act 2 definitions
  13. Coroners and Justice Act 2009 Act 2 definitions
  14. Crime and Policing Act 2026 Act 2 definitions
  15. Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 Act
  16. Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 Act
  17. The Criminal Justice (Armed Forces Code of Practice for Victims of Crime) Regulations 2015 SI
  18. The Criminal Procedure Rules 2025 SI
  19. Defence Reform Act 2014 Act 2 definitions
  20. Education Act 1997 Act
  21. Education Act 2002 Act
  22. Education and Skills Act 2008 Act 3 definitions
  23. The Electronic Commerce Directive (Hatred against Persons on Religious Grounds or the Grounds of Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2010 SI
  24. The Electronic Commerce Directive (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2018 SI
  25. The Electronic Commerce Directive (Terrorism Act 2006) Regulations 2007 SI
  26. The Electronic Commerce Directive (Trafficking People for Exploitation) Regulations 2013 SI
  27. The Electronic Commerce (EC Directive) Regulations 2002 SI
  28. The Electronic Communications (Security Measures) Regulations 2022 SI
  29. Equality Act 2010 Act
  30. Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003 Act
  31. Finance Act 2004 Act
  32. Finance (No. 2) Act 2017 Act
  33. Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 Act
  34. Health and Social Care Act 2008 Act
  35. The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 SI
  36. Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 Act 2 definitions
  37. Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 Act
  38. The Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) Regulations 2003 SI
  39. The Local Authority (Public Health, Health and Wellbeing Boards and Health Scrutiny) Regulations 2013 SI
  40. The Motor Vehicles (Refilling of Air Conditioning Systems by Service Providers) Regulations 2009 SI
  41. National Health Service Act 2006 Act 2 definitions
  42. The National Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) Regulations 2012 SI
  43. The National Health Service (General Dental Services Contracts) Regulations 2005 SI
  44. The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulations 2015 SI
  45. The National Insurance Contributions (Application of Part 7 of the Finance Act 2004) Regulations 2012 SI
  46. The Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018 SI
  47. The NHS Bodies and Local Authorities (Partnership Arrangements, Care Trusts, Public Health and Local Healthwatch) Regulations 2012 SI
  48. The Occupational Pension Schemes (Charges and Governance) Regulations 2015 SI
  49. The Occupational Pension Schemes (Collective Money Purchase Schemes) (Extension to Unconnected Multiple Employer Schemes and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2025 SI
  50. The Occupational Pension Schemes (Collective Money Purchase Schemes) Regulations 2022 SI
  51. The Occupational Pension Schemes (Master Trusts) Regulations 2018 SI
  52. The Occupational Pension Schemes (Preservation of Benefit) Regulations 1991 SI
  53. The Occupational Pension Schemes (Scheme Administration) Regulations 1996 SI
  54. The Operation of Air Services ... (Pricing etc.) Regulations 2013 SI
  55. The Payment Services Regulations 2017 SI 2 definitions
  56. The Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 SI 2 definitions
  57. The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations 2024 SI 2 definitions
  58. Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 Act
  59. The Railways (Access, Management and Licensing of Railway Undertakings) Regulations 2016 SI
  60. The Railways Infrastructure (Access and Management) Regulations 2005 SI
  61. The Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Maintenance of Interception Capability) Order 2002 SI
  62. Serious Crime Act 2007 Act
  63. Serious Crime Act 2015 Act
  64. Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1992 Act
  65. The Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001 SI
  66. The Social Security (Crediting and Treatment of Contributions, and National Insurance Numbers) Regulations 2001 SI
  67. The Social Security (Credits) Regulations 1975 SI
  68. The Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) Regulations 1994 SI
  69. Taxation (International and Other Provisions) Act 2010 Act
  70. The Telecommunications (Licence Modification) (Mobile Data Operator Licences) Regulations 2000 SI
  71. Terrorism Act 2000 Act
  72. Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Act 2002 Act
  73. The Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016 SI
  74. United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 Act
  75. Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 Act

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