Defined term

“subordinate legislation”

Defined in 134 Acts, 21 statutory instruments and 1 EU-derived instrument.

  1. Administration of Justice Act 1982 Act
  2. Adoption and Children Act 2002 Act
  3. Agriculture Act 2020 Act
  4. Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Act 2021 Act
  5. Airports Act 1986 Act
  6. Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 Act
  7. Armed Forces Act 2021 Act
  8. British Steel Act 1988 Act
  9. Care Standards Act 2000 Act
  10. Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 Act
  11. Civil Partnership Act 2004 Act 5 definitions
  12. Coal Industry Act 1994 Act
  13. Commissioner for Older People (Wales) Act 2006 Act
  14. Communications Act 2003 Act
  15. The Companies (Particulars of Usual Residential Address) (Confidentiality Orders) Regulations 2002 SI
  16. Competition Act 1998 Act
  17. The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010 SI
  18. The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 SI
  19. Constitutional Reform Act 2005 Act 2 definitions
  20. Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 Act
  21. Consumer Protection Act 1987 Act
  22. Coronavirus Act 2020 Act
  23. Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 Act
  24. Corporation Tax Act 2009 Act
  25. Courts Act 2003 Act
  26. Crime and Courts Act 2013 Act
  27. Criminal Justice Act 2003 Act 2 definitions
  28. Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 Act
  29. Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980 Act
  30. Data Protection Act 2018 Act
  31. Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 Act
  32. Defence Reform Act 2014 Act 2 definitions
  33. Deregulation Act 2015 Act 3 definitions
  34. Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 Act 4 definitions
  35. Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Act 2020 Act
  36. Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 Act
  37. Education Act 2002 Act
  38. Education and Inspections Act 2006 Act
  39. Education and Skills Act 2008 Act
  40. Elections Act 2022 Act
  41. Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 Act 2 definitions
  42. Electronic Communications Act 2000 Act
  43. Employment Act 1988 Act
  44. Employment Rights Act 2025 Act
  45. Energy Act 2004 Act 2 definitions
  46. Energy Act 2011 Act 7 definitions
  47. Energy Act 2013 Act 2 definitions
  48. Energy Act 2023 Act
  49. Energy Prices Act 2022 Act
  50. English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 Act
  51. Enterprise Act 2002 Act 3 definitions
  52. Environment Act 1995 Act
  53. Equality Act 2010 Act
  54. The Equality Act 2010 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2010 SI
  55. The Equality Act 2010 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2010 SI
  56. The European Communities (Designation) (No. 2) Order 2018 SI
  57. European Economic Area Act 1993 Act
  58. European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020 Act
  59. European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 Act
  60. The European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (Commencement, Transitional and Savings Provisions) Regulations 2020 SI
  61. European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 Act
  62. Family Law Act 1996 Act 2 definitions
  63. Finance Act 1994 Act
  64. Finance Act 1995 Act
  65. Finance Act 1996 Act
  66. Finance Act 1997 Act
  67. Finance Act 1998 Act
  68. Finance Act 1999 Act
  69. Finance Act 2000 Act 2 definitions
  70. Finance Act 2001 Act
  71. Finance Act 2002 Act
  72. Finance Act 2003 Act 2 definitions
  73. Finance Act 2021 Act 2 definitions
  74. Finance (No. 2) Act 1987 Act
  75. Finance (No. 2) Act 2005 Act
  76. The Financial Services Act 2012 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Order 2013 SI
  77. Financial Services Act 2021 Act
  78. Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 Act 6 definitions
  79. Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 Act
  80. Fisheries Act 2020 Act
  81. Flood and Water Management Act 2010 Act
  82. Freedom of Information Act 2000 Act
  83. Gas Act 1986 Act
  84. Gender Recognition Act 2004 Act
  85. Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023 Act
  86. Government of Wales Act 1998 Act
  87. Government of Wales Act 2006 Act
  88. Greater London Authority Act 1999 Act
  89. The Housing Act 1996 (Consequential Provisions) Order 1996 SI
  90. The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Commencement No. 7 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2010 SI
  91. The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Consequential Provisions) (No. 2) Order 2010 SI
  92. The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2010 SI
  93. Human Rights Act 1998 Act
  94. Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Act 2020 Act
  95. Insolvency Act 1986 Act
  96. Interpretation Act 1978 Act
  97. Investigatory Powers Act 2016 Act
  98. Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 Act
  99. Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 Act
  100. Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 Act
  101. The Limited Liability Partnerships (Particulars of Usual Residential Address) (Confidentiality Orders) Regulations 2002 SI
  102. Local Government and Housing Act 1989 Act
  103. Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 Act
  104. The Marine Strategy Regulations 2010 SI
  105. Merchant Shipping Act 1995 Act
  106. The National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) (No. 2) Order 2000 SI
  107. Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 Act 3 definitions
  108. NHS (Charitable Trusts Etc) Act 2016 Act
  109. Northern Ireland Act 1998 Act
  110. Offender Management Act 2007 Act
  111. Parliamentary and other Pensions Act 1987 Act
  112. Pension Schemes Act 2021 Act
  113. Pensions Act 2007 Act
  114. Pensions Act 2008 Act
  115. The Pleasure Craft (Arrival and Report) Regulations 1996 SI
  116. Policing and Crime Act 2009 Act
  117. Postal Services Act 2000 Act
  118. Prison Act 1952 Act
  119. Product Regulation and Metrology Act 2025 Act
  120. Professional Qualifications Act 2022 Act
  121. Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 Act
  122. The Provision of Services Regulations 2009 SI
  123. Public Bodies Act 2011 Act
  124. Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instruments and amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 (Text with EEA relevance) EU regulation
  125. Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 Act
  126. The Regulatory Reform (Carer’s Allowance) Order 2002 SI
  127. Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 Act
  128. Scotland Act 1998 Act
  129. Sentencing Act 2020 Act
  130. Serious Crime Act 2007 Act 4 definitions
  131. Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 Act 2 definitions
  132. Social Security Administration Act 1992 Act
  133. Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994 Act
  134. Space Industry Act 2018 Act
  135. The Space Industry Act 2018 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2018 SI
  136. The Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors Regulations 2016 SI
  137. Subsidy Control Act 2022 Act
  138. Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018 Act
  139. Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 Act
  140. Taxes Management Act 1970 Act
  141. Telecommunications Act 1984 Act 2 definitions
  142. Trade Act 2021 Act
  143. Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Act 2024 Act
  144. Traffic Management Act 2004 Act
  145. Trustee Act 2000 Act
  146. United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 Act
  147. Value Added Tax Act 1994 Act
  148. Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 Act
  149. Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 Act
  150. Water Act 1989 Act
  151. Water Act 2003 Act
  152. Water Consolidation (Consequential Provisions) Act 1991 Act
  153. Water Industry Act 1991 Act
  154. Water Resources Act 1991 Act
  155. The Windsor Framework (Retail Movement Scheme: Public Health, Marketing and Organic Product Standards and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2023 SI
  156. Work and Families Act 2006 Act

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