1. Acts

Legislation by Parent Act

Most statutory instruments are made using powers given by an Act of Parliament. Browse every instrument made under each Act.

Planning Act 2008

48

Higher Education and Research Act 2017

32

Social Security Administration Act 1992

28

Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992

28

Economic Development and Construction Act 2009

24

Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023

20

National Health Service Act 2006

18

Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000

17

Financial Services and Markets Act 2023

16

Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018

16

Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992

15

Finance Act 2026

14

Scotland Act 1998

14

Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023

13

Merchant Shipping Act 1995

12

Online Safety Act 2023

12

Road Traffic Act 1988

12

Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018

12

Communications Act 2003

11

European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018

11

Public Service Pensions Act 2013

11

Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012

11

Competition and Consumers Act 2024

10

Courts Act 2003

10

Energy Act 2013

10

Victims and Prisoners Act 2024

10

Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006

10

Courts and Enforcement Act 2007

9

Crime and Policing Act 2026

9

Energy Act 2023

9

Enterprise Act 2002

9

Welfare Reform Act 2012

9

Customs and Excise Management Act 1979

8

Education and Inspections Act 2006

8

Electricity Act 1989

8

Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003

8

Town and Country Planning Act 1990

8

Armed Forces Act 2006

7

Climate Change Act 2008

7

Companies Act 2006

7

Data (Use and Access) Act 2025

7

Education Act 1996

7

Financial Services and Markets Act 2000

7

Gambling Act 2005

7

Immigration Act 2014

7

Immigration and Asylum Act 1999

7

Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007

7

Procurement Act 2023

7

Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992

7

Employment Rights Act 2025

6

Government of Wales Act 2006

6

Insolvency Act 1986

6

Local Government Finance Act 1988

6

Police Act 1997

6

Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992

6

Taxation (International and Other Provisions) Act 2010

6

Automated Vehicles Act 2024

5

Childcare Act 2006

5

Children and Learning Act 2009

5

Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026

5

Criminal Justice Act 2003

5

Domestic Abuse Act 2021

5

Energy Act 2008

5

Finance Act 2006

5

Finance Act 2020

5

Finance Act 2021

5

Football Governance Act 2025

5

Highways Act 1980

5

Licensing Act 2003

5

Localism Act 2011

5

Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025

5

Protection of Freedoms Act 2012

5

Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984

5

Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006

5

Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992

5

Terrorism Act 2000

5

Asylum and Immigration Act 2025

4

Crime and Policing Act 2014

4

Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023

4

Employment Relations Act 1999

4

Employment Rights Act 1996

4

Energy Prices Act 2022

4

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026

4

Environment Act 2021

4

Finance Act 2000

4

Finance Act 2002

4

Finance Act 2009

4

Harbours Act 1964

4

Housing Act 2004

4

Land Drainage Act 1991

4

Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014

4

Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009

4

Ministry of Defence Police Act 1987

4

National Security Act 2023

4

New Roads and Street Works Act 1991

4

Police Act 1996

4

Senior Courts Act 1981

4

Sentencing Act 2026

4

State Pension Credit Act 2002

4

Transport Act 2000

4

Welfare Reform Act 2007

4

Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016

3

Civil Procedure Act 1997

3

Data Protection Act 2018

3

Education Act 2002

3

Energy Act 2010

3

Environmental Protection Act 1990

3

Error and Recovery) Act 2025

3

Finance Act 1973

3

Finance Act 1989

3

Finance Act 1999

3

Finance Act 2004

3

Football Spectators Act 1989

3

Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000

3

Health and Social Care Act 2008

3

Health and Social Care Act 2012

3

Immigration Act 1971

3

International Development Act 2002

3

Investigatory Powers Act 2016

3

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

3

Local Government Act 2000

3

Media Act 2024

3

Mental Capacity Act 2005

3

Nationality and Borders Act 2022

3

Pedicabs (London) Act 2024

3

Pension Schemes Act 1993

3

Pensions Act 2004

3

Petroleum Act 1987

3

Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984

3

Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999

3

Product Regulation and Metrology Act 2025

3

Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022

3

Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022

3

Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003

3

Renters’ Rights Act 2025

3

School Standards and Framework Act 1998

3

Sentencing Act 2020

3

Sentencing and Courts Act 2022

3

Skills and Post-16 Education Act 2022

3

Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998

3

Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025

3

Traffic Management Act 2004

3

Transport Charges &c. (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1954

3

Value Added Tax Act 1994

3

Animal Health Act 1981

2

Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Act 2026

2

Building Act 1984

2

Care Act 2014

2

Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008

2

Childcare Act 2016

2

Competition Act 1998

2

Constitutional Reform Act 2005

2

Consumer Protection Act 1987

2

Criminal Justice Act 1988

2

Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994

2

Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022

2

Education Act 2005

2

Education and Skills Act 2008

2

Elections and Referendums Act 2000

2

Employment Act 2002

2

Employment Relations Act 2004

2

Employment Tribunals Act 1996

2

Equality Act 2006

2

Equality Act 2010

2

European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020

2

Finance Act 1996

2

Finance Act 2022

2

Health and Care Act 2022

2

Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003

2

Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023

2

Housing Act 1996

2

Immigration Act 2016

2

Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005

2

Industrial Training Act 1982

2

Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Act 2024

2

Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006

2

Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000

2

Ministers of the Crown Act 1975

2

National Minimum Wage Act 1998

2

Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act 2023

2

Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023

2

Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) Act 1979

2

Police Reform Act 2002

2

Postal Services Act 2011

2

Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

2

Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984

2

Religious Buildings Act 1969

2

Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975

2

Social Security Act 1998

2

Social Security Pensions Act 1975

2

Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Act 2026

2

Subsidy Control Act 2022

2

Superannuation Act 1972

2

Trade Act 2021

2

Tyne and Wear Act 1976

2

UK Borders Act 2007

2

Utilities Act 2000

2

Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966

2

Work etc. Act 1974

2

Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) Act 2025

1

Academies Act 2010

1

Acquisition of Land Act 1981

1

Administration of Justice Act 1982

1

Agriculture Act 2020

1

Air Act 1961

1

Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Act 2021

1

Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986

1

Antarctic Act 1994

1

Arbitration Act 2025

1

Armed Force Act 2006

1

Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Act 2004

1

Armed Forces Commissioner Act 2025

1

Asylum and Nationality Act 2006

1

Bank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Act 2025

1

Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953

1

Bournemouth-Swanage Motor Road and Ferry Act 1956

1

Bournemouth-Swanage Motor Road and Ferry Act 1986

1

British Nationality (Irish Citizens) Act 2024

1

Broadcasting Act 1990

1

Broadcasting Act 1996

1

Building Safety Act 2022

1

Bus Services Act 2025

1

Care Standards Act 2000

1

Charities Act 2011

1

Charities Act 2022

1

Child Trust Funds Act 2004

1

Childcare Payments Act 2014

1

Children Act 1989

1

Civil Liability Act 2018

1

Civil Partnership Act 2004

1

Colonial Probates Act 1892

1

Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002

1

Consular Fees Act 1980

1

Coroners and Justice Act 2009

1

Corporation Tax Act 2010

1

Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019

1

Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000

1

Customs and Excise Duties (General Reliefs) Act 1979

1

Dangerous Dogs Act 1991

1

Deregulation Act 2015

1

Digital Economy Act 2017

1

Dunham Bridge (Amendment) Act 1994

1

Education (Fees and Awards) Act 1983

1

Education Reform Act 1988

1

Energy Act 2004

1

Energy Act 2016

1

European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020

1

Extradition Act 2003

1

Finance Act 1998

1

Finance Act 2003

1

Finance Act 2013

1

Finance Act 2014

1

Finance Act 2024

1

Finance Act 2025

1

Financial Services Act 2012

1

Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004

1

Firearms Act 1968

1

Firearms Act 2023

1

Food Safety Act 1990

1

Football (Offences) Act 1991

1

Gangmasters (Licensing) Act 2004

1

Gas Act 1986

1

Gender Recognition Act 2004

1

Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023

1

Government Trading Funds Act 1973

1

Greater London Authority Act 1999

1

Health Act 1999

1

Hill Farming Act 1946

1

Housing Act 1985

1

Hovercraft Act 1968

1

Human Rights Act 1998

1

Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Act 2022

1

Immigration and Asylum Act 2002

1

Inheritance Tax Act 1984

1

Ivory Act 2018

1

Jobseekers Act 1995

1

Judicial Committee Amendment Act 1895

1

Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007

1

Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024

1

Limited Partnerships Act 1907

1

Local Government Act 2003

1

Local Government Finance Act 1992

1

Local Transport Act 2008

1

Marriage Act 1949

1

Medical Act 1983

1

Medicines and Medical Devices Act 2021

1

Mental Capacity Act 2004

1

Mental Health Act 2025

1

Mesothelioma Act 2014

1

Misuse of Drugs Act 1971

1

National Debt Act 1972

1

National Insurance Contributions Act 2022

1

National Savings Bank Act 1971

1

Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006

1

Nuclear Energy (Financing) Act 2022

1

Nuclear Installations Act 1965

1

Paternity Leave (Bereavement) Act 2024

1

Pension Schemes Act 2021

1

Pension Schemes Act 2026

1

Pensions Act 1995

1

Pensions Act 2008

1

Pensions Act 2014

1

Pensions and Social Security Act 2000

1

Personal Injuries (Emergency Provisions) Act 1939

1

Petroleum Act 1998

1

Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004

1

Planning and Land Act 1980

1

Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964

1

Policing and Crime Act 2017

1

Prices Act 1974

1

Prison Act 1952

1

Private International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Act 2020

1

Private Security Industry Act 2001

1

Protection of Military Remains Act 1986

1

Public Records Act 1958

1

Railways Act 2005

1

Rebates) Act 1979

1

Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000

1

Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008

1

Representation of the People Act 1983

1

Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988

1

Savings (Government Contributions) Act 2017

1

Schools Standards and Framework Act 1998

1

Scotland Act 2016

1

Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 1967

1

Seafarers’ Wages Act 2023

1

Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005

1

Sex-based Harassment in Public Act 2023

1

Social Security (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1977

1

Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Act 1997

1

Social Security Act 1988

1

Social Security Act 1993

1

Social Security and Administration Act 1992

1

Space Industry Act 2018

1

Taxes Management Act 1970

1

Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Act 2002

1

Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026

1

Trade Marks Act 1994

1

Transport and Works Act 1992

1

Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Act 2026

1

United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020

1

Victims and Courts Act 2026

1

Water (Special Measures) Act 2025

1

Water Act 2014

1

Water Resources Act 1991

1

Welsh Language Act 1993

1

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