Defined term

“the transferee”

Defined in 84 Acts, 168 statutory instruments and 1 EU-derived instrument.

  1. The Agriculture (Delinked Payments and Consequential Provisions) (England) Regulations 2023 SI 2 definitions
  2. The Agriculture (Financial Assistance) Regulations 2021 SI
  3. The Alconbury Airfield (Rail Facilities and Connection to East Coast Main Line) Order 2003 SI
  4. The Ashton Vale to Temple Meads and Bristol City Centre Rapid Transit Order 2013 SI
  5. The Babbacombe Cliff Railway Order 2009 SI
  6. Banking Act 2009 Act 4 definitions
  7. Banking (Special Provisions) Act 2008 Act 3 definitions
  8. The Beacon Fen Energy Park Order 2026 SI
  9. The Bitton Railway Order 2002 SI
  10. The Boston Alternative Energy Facility Order 2023 SI
  11. Broadcasting Act 1996 Act
  12. The Building Societies (Accounts and Related Provisions) Regulations 1998 SI
  13. The Cambrian Railways Order 2017 SI
  14. Capital Allowances Act 2001 Act
  15. Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960 Act 2 definitions
  16. Care Act 2014 Act
  17. Care Standards Act 2000 Act
  18. The Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Stratford Station and Subsidiary Works) Order 2001 SI
  19. The Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Thames Tunnel Approach) Order 2002 SI
  20. The Charitable Incorporated Organisations (General) Regulations 2012 SI
  21. Charities Act 2011 Act 4 definitions
  22. The Child Trust Funds Regulations 2004 SI 2 definitions
  23. The Chiltern Railways (Bicester to Oxford Improvements) Order 2012 SI
  24. The Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway (Chinnor Branch and Risborough Sidings) Order 2021 SI
  25. Coal Industry Act 1994 Act
  26. The Commission for the New Towns (Transfer of Undertaking and Functions) (Tees Barrage) Order 2001 SI
  27. Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 809/2014 of 17 July 2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the integrated administration and control system, rural development measures and cross compliance EU regulation
  28. The Competition Act 1998 (Concurrency) Regulations 2000 SI
  29. The Competition Act 1998 (Concurrency) Regulations 2004 SI
  30. The Competition Act 1998 (Concurrency) Regulations 2014 SI
  31. Constitutional Reform Act 2005 Act
  32. Corporation Tax Act 2009 Act 37 definitions
  33. Corporation Tax Act 2010 Act 9 definitions
  34. The Cory Decarbonisation Project Order 2025 SI
  35. The Countryside Stewardship (England) Regulations 2020 SI
  36. Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 Act 4 definitions
  37. Crossrail Act 2008 Act 2 definitions
  38. The Crossrail (Plumstead Sidings) Order 2015 SI
  39. The Crown Estate Transfer Scheme 2017 SI
  40. The Croxley Rail Link Order 2013 SI
  41. The Customs (Reliefs from a Liability to Import Duty and Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 SI
  42. The Customs (Special Procedures and Outward Processing) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 SI
  43. The Customs (Tariff Quotas) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 SI 2 definitions
  44. Defence Reform Act 2014 Act
  45. The Derby Tertiary College-Wilmorton (Dissolution) Order 2002 SI
  46. Digital Economy Act 2017 Act
  47. The Dogger Bank South East and West Offshore Wind Farms Order 2026 SI
  48. The Drax Power Station Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage Extension Order 2024 SI
  49. The East Kent Railway Order 2007 SI
  50. The East Midlands Parkway Station (Land Acquisition) Order 2005 SI
  51. The East Northamptonshire Resource Management Facility Order 2023 SI
  52. The East Somerset Railway Order 2005 SI
  53. The Ecclesbourne Valley Railway Order 2015 SI
  54. The Eden Valley Railway Order 2004 SI
  55. Electricity Act 1989 Act 2 definitions
  56. The Electricity and Gas (Community Energy Saving Programme) Order 2009 SI
  57. Energy Act 2004 Act 3 definitions
  58. Energy Act 2013 Act 7 definitions
  59. Energy Act 2023 Act 5 definitions
  60. The England Rural Development Programme (Enforcement) Regulations 2000 SI
  61. The Enterprise Act 2002 (Protection of Legitimate Interests) (Amendment) Order 2014 SI
  62. The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (Commencement No. 6, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2014 SI
  63. The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (Competition) (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provisions) (No. 2) Order 2014 SI
  64. The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (Competition) (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2014 SI
  65. Environment Act 1995 Act 2 definitions
  66. The Equine Identification (England) Regulations 2018 SI
  67. The Explosives Regulations 2014 SI
  68. Family Law Act 1996 Act
  69. The Felixstowe Branch Line and Ipswich Yard Improvement Order 2008 SI
  70. The Ferrybridge Multifuel 2 Power Station Order 2015 SI
  71. Finance Act 1994 Act
  72. Finance Act 1999 Act
  73. Finance Act 2003 Act 2 definitions
  74. Finance Act 2004 Act
  75. Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 Act 5 definitions
  76. The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Mutual Societies) Order 2001 SI
  77. Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 Act
  78. Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act 2013 Act
  79. Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 Act
  80. Firearms Act 1968 Act
  81. Friendly Societies Act 1992 Act 2 definitions
  82. The Gate Burton Energy Park Order 2024 SI
  83. The General Insurance Reserves (Tax) Regulations 2001 SI 2 definitions
  84. Government of Wales Act 2006 Act 2 definitions
  85. The Great Central Railway (East Leake Branch, etc.) Order 2000 SI
  86. Greater London Authority Act 1999 Act 3 definitions
  87. The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Order 2020 SI 2 definitions
  88. The Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority for Railways and Other Guided Transport Systems) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 SI
  89. The Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection and Commission for Social Care Inspection) (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Order 2004 SI
  90. Health Professions Order 2001 SI
  91. The Heathrow Express Railway Extension Order 2002 SI
  92. The Helios Renewable Energy Project Order 2025 SI
  93. High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Act 2017 Act
  94. Horserace Betting and Olympic Lottery Act 2004 Act
  95. Housing Act 1988 Act
  96. Housing Act 1996 Act
  97. The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional, Saving and Transitory Provisions) Order 2008 SI
  98. The Housing and Regeneration Transfer Schemes (Tax Consequences) Regulations 2015 SI
  99. The HyNet Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Order 2024 SI
  100. The Immingham Open Cycle Gas Turbine Order 2020 SI
  101. Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 Act 2 definitions
  102. Income Tax Act 2007 Act 5 definitions
  103. The Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) Regulations 2003 SI 2 definitions
  104. The Income Tax (Purchased Life Annuities) Regulations 2008 SI
  105. Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 Act 5 definitions
  106. The Individual Savings Account Regulations 1998 SI 5 definitions
  107. Industrial Training Act 1982 Act
  108. Infrastructure Act 2015 Act
  109. Inheritance Tax Act 1984 Act 8 definitions
  110. Insolvency Act 1986 Act
  111. The Insurers (Winding Up) Rules 2001 SI
  112. The Investment Bank Special Administration Regulations 2011 SI
  113. The Ipswich Barrier Order 2012 SI
  114. Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 Act
  115. The Judicial Pensions (Fee-Paid Judges) Regulations 2017 SI 2 definitions
  116. The Kentish Flats Extension Order 2013 SI
  117. The Keuper Underground Gas Storage Facility Order 2017 SI
  118. The Knottingley Power Plant Order 2015 SI
  119. The Lake Lothing (Lowestoft) Third Crossing Order 2020 SI
  120. Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 Act
  121. Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 Act
  122. The Large and Medium-sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 SI 2 definitions
  123. Law of Property Act 1925 Act
  124. The Leicestershire County Council (Ashby de la Zouch Canal Extension) Order 2005 SI
  125. The Loan Relationships and Derivative Contracts (Disregard and Bringing into Account of Profits and Losses) Regulations 2004 SI 2 definitions
  126. The Local Authorities (Capital Finance) Regulations 1997 SI
  127. Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 Act
  128. Localism Act 2011 Act 4 definitions
  129. The London Cable Car Order 2012 SI
  130. The London Luton Airport Passenger Transit System Order 2021 SI
  131. The London Underground (East London Line Extension) (No. 2) Order 2001 SI
  132. The Luton Dunstable Translink Order 2006 SI
  133. Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 Act
  134. The Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2011 SI 2 definitions
  135. The Medworth Energy from Waste Combined Heat and Power Facility Order 2024 SI
  136. The Mid-Suffolk Light Railway Order 2025 SI
  137. The Morecambe Offshore Windfarm Generation Assets Order 2025 SI
  138. The Morgan Offshore Wind Project Generation Assets Order 2025 SI
  139. The Mutual Societies (Transfers of Business) (Tax) Regulations 2009 SI 17 definitions
  140. The National Grid (Bramford to Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024 SI
  141. The National Grid (Hinkley Point C Connection Project) Order 2016 SI
  142. The National Grid (King’s Lynn B Power Station Connection) Order 2013 SI
  143. The National Grid (North London Reinforcement Project) Order 2014 SI
  144. National Health Service Act 2006 Act
  145. National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 Act
  146. The Net Zero Teesside Order 2024 SI
  147. The Network Rail (Cambridge South Infrastructure Enhancements) Order 2022 SI
  148. The Network Rail (East West Rail) (Bicester to Bedford Improvements) Order 2020 SI
  149. The Network Rail (Felixstowe Branch Line Improvements – Level Crossings Closure) Order 2018 SI
  150. The Network Rail (Hitchin (Cambridge Junction)) Order 2011 SI
  151. The Network Rail (Leeds to Micklefield Enhancements) Order 2024 SI
  152. NHS (Charitable Trusts Etc) Act 2016 Act
  153. The North Blyth Biomass Power Station Order 2013 SI
  154. The North Lincolnshire Green Energy Park Order 2025 SI
  155. The North Wales Wind Farms Connection Order 2016 SI
  156. The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 SI
  157. The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2012 SI
  158. The Northumberland Line Order 2022 SI
  159. The Nottingham Express Transit System Order 2009 SI
  160. Nuclear Energy (Financing) Act 2022 Act
  161. The Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001 SI
  162. The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Bankruptcy) (No. 2) Regulations 2002 SI 2 definitions
  163. The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Bankruptcy) Regulations 2002 SI 2 definitions
  164. Offender Management Act 2007 Act 2 definitions
  165. Oil Taxation Act 1975 Act
  166. Ordnance Factories and Military Services Act 1984 Act 2 definitions
  167. The Ouseburn Barrage Order 2007 SI
  168. The Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Regulations 2018 SI
  169. The Payment and Electronic Money Institution Insolvency Regulations 2021 SI
  170. The Pension Sharing (Implementation and Discharge of Liability) Regulations 2000 SI
  171. Pensions Act 2008 Act
  172. The Pensions on Divorce etc. (Provision of Information) Regulations 2000 SI
  173. The Personal Pension Schemes (Transfer Payments) Regulations 2001 SI
  174. Petroleum Act 1998 Act
  175. Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 Act
  176. The Policing and Crime Act 2017 (Commencement No. 11 and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2021 SI
  177. The Portishead Branch Line (MetroWest Phase 1) Order 2022 SI
  178. Postal Services Act 2011 Act 3 definitions
  179. The Preesall Underground Gas Storage Facility Order 2015 SI
  180. The Preston Dock Railway Order 2004 SI
  181. The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations 2024 SI
  182. The Progress Power (Gas Fired Power Station) Order 2015 SI
  183. Property Services Agency and Crown Suppliers Act 1990 Act
  184. The Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (Commencement) Order 1982 SI
  185. The Pubs Code etc. Regulations 2016 SI
  186. Radioactive Substances Act 1993 Act
  187. Railways Act 1993 Act 2 definitions
  188. Railways Act 2005 Act 2 definitions
  189. The Reinforcement to the North Shropshire Electricity Distribution Network Order 2020 SI
  190. The Renewable Transport Fuel Obligations Order 2007 SI
  191. The Renewable Transport Fuel Obligations (Sustainable Aviation Fuel) Order 2024 SI
  192. The Risk Transformation Regulations 2017 SI 2 definitions
  193. The River Humber Gas Pipeline Replacement Order 2016 SI
  194. The Riverside Energy Park Order 2020 SI
  195. The Rookery South (Resource Recovery Facility) Order 2011 SI
  196. The Rother Valley Railway (Bodiam to Robertsbridge Junction) Order 2023 SI
  197. The Saving Gateway Accounts Regulations 2009 SI 2 definitions
  198. The School Organisation (Prescribed Alterations to Maintained Schools) (England) Regulations 2007 SI
  199. The School Organisation (Prescribed Alterations to Maintained Schools) (England) Regulations 2013 SI
  200. The School Organisation (Transitional Provisions) (England) Regulations 2007 SI
  201. Scotland Act 1998 Act
  202. The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Order 2006 SI
  203. The Secretary of State for Justice Order 2007 SI
  204. The Serious Crime Act 2007 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions and Savings) Order 2008 SI
  205. The Sheep Annual Premium and Suckler Cow Premium Quotas Regulations 2003 SI
  206. The Silvertown Tunnel Order 2018 SI
  207. The Slough Multifuel Extension Order 2023 SI
  208. The Social Housing Rents (Exceptions and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2016 SI 2 definitions
  209. The Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001 SI 2 definitions
  210. Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 Act
  211. The South Devon Railway Order 2009 SI
  212. The South Hook Combined Heat and Power Plant Order 2014 SI
  213. The South Humber Bank Energy Centre Order 2021 SI
  214. Space Industry Act 2018 Act
  215. The State Pension Credit (Consequential, Transitional and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2002 SI
  216. Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Act 2026 Act
  217. The Steeple Renewables Project Order 2026 SI
  218. The Strand Road, Preston Railway Order 2002 SI
  219. Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982 Act 2 definitions
  220. The Swanage Railway Order 2014 SI
  221. Taxation (International and Other Provisions) Act 2010 Act 2 definitions
  222. Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 Act 13 definitions
  223. Taxes Management Act 1970 Act 5 definitions
  224. Technical and Further Education Act 2017 Act
  225. The Tees Combined Cycle Power Plant Order 2019 SI
  226. The Telford Railfreight Terminal (Donnington) Order 2005 SI
  227. The Thames Water Utilities Limited (Thames Tideway Tunnel) Order 2014 SI
  228. The Thorpe Marsh Gas Pipeline Order 2016 SI
  229. The Transfer of Functions (Elections, Referendums, Third Sector and Information) Order 2016 SI
  230. The Transfer of Functions (Equality) Order 2010 SI
  231. The Transfer of Functions (Her Majesty’s Land Registry, the Meteorological Office and Ordnance Survey) Order 2011 SI
  232. The Transfer of Functions (Miscellaneous) Order 2008 SI
  233. The Transfer of Functions (Sea Fisheries) Order 2012 SI
  234. The Transfer of Functions (Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities) Order 2021 SI
  235. The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 SI 2 definitions
  236. The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Transfer of Staff to the Civil Nuclear Police Authority) Regulations 2025 SI
  237. Transport Act 2000 Act 6 definitions
  238. The Triton Knoll Electrical System Order 2016 SI
  239. Trustee Savings Banks Act 1985 Act 2 definitions
  240. The Uncertificated Securities Regulations 1995 SI
  241. The Uncertificated Securities Regulations 2001 SI 2 definitions
  242. Utilities Act 2000 Act
  243. Value Added Tax Act 1994 Act 3 definitions
  244. The Value Added Tax (Special Provisions) Order 1995 SI
  245. The Viking CCS Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Order 2025 SI
  246. Water Industry Act 1991 Act 2 definitions
  247. Water Resources Act 1991 Act
  248. The Water Undertakers (Rateable Values)(England) Order 2000 SI
  249. The Wear Valley Railway (Transfer) Order 2020 SI
  250. Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 Act 4 definitions
  251. Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 Act
  252. The White Moss Landfill Order 2015 SI
  253. The Willington C Gas Pipeline Order 2014 SI

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