| 1 | Social Security (Contributions) Act | 29 Jan 1981 |
| 2 | Iron and Steel (Borrowing Powers) Act | 26 Feb 1981 |
| 3 | Gas Levy Act | 19 Mar 1981 |
| 4 | Consolidated Fund Act | 19 Mar 1981 |
| 5 | Redundancy Fund Act | 19 Mar 1981 |
| 6 | Industry Act | 19 Mar 1981 |
| 7 | House of Commons Members Fund and Parliamentary Pensions Act | 19 Mar 1981 |
| 8 | European Assembly Elections Act 1981 (repealed 1.5.1999) | 19 Mar 1981 |
| 9 | International Organisations Act | 15 Apr 1981 |
| 10 | Merchant Shipping Act 1981 (repealed 1.1.1996) | 15 Apr 1981 |
| 11 | Parliamentary Commissioner (Consular Complaints) Act | 15 Apr 1981 |
| 12 | Water Act | 15 Apr 1981 |
| 13 | English Industrial Estates Corporation Act 1981 (Repealed 1.4.1994) | 15 Apr 1981 |
| 14 | Public Passenger Vehicles Act | 15 Apr 1981 |
| 15 | National Film Finance Corporation Act 1981 (repealed 5.11.1993) | 15 Apr 1981 |
| 16 | Film Levy Finance Act 1981 (repealed 5.11.1993) | 15 Apr 1981 |
| 17 | Energy Conservation Act | 21 May 1981 |
| 18 | Disused Burial Grounds (Amendment) Act | 21 May 1981 |
| 19 | Statute Law (Repeals) Act | 21 May 1981 |
| 20 | Judicial Pensions Act | 21 May 1981 |
| 21 | Ports (Financial Assistance) Act | 11 Jun 1981 |
| 22 | Animal Health Act | 11 Jun 1981 |
| 23 | Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act | 11 Jun 1981 |
| 24 | Matrimonial Homes and Property Act | 2 Jul 1981 |
| 25 | Industrial Diseases (Notification) Act | 2 Jul 1981 |
| 26 | Food and Drugs (Amendment) Act | 2 Jul 1981 |
| 27 | Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act | 2 Jul 1981 |
| 28 | Licensing (Alcohol Education and Research) Act | 2 Jul 1981 |
| 29 | Fisheries Act | 2 Jul 1981 |
| 30 | Horserace Betting Levy Act | 2 Jul 1981 |
| 31 | Insurance Companies Act | 2 Jul 1981 |
| 32 | Transport Act 1962 (Amendment) Act | 2 Jul 1981 |
| 33 | Social Security Act | 2 Jul 1981 |
| 34 | Representation of the People Act | 2 Jul 1981 |
| 35 | Finance Act | 27 Jul 1981 |
| 36 | Town and Country Planning (Minerals) Act 1981 (repealed 27.5.1997) | 27 Jul 1981 |
| 37 | Zoo Licensing Act | 27 Jul 1981 |
| 38 | British Telecommunications Act | 27 Jul 1981 |
| 39 | Forestry Act | 27 Jul 1981 |
| 40 | Licensing (Amendment) Act | 27 Jul 1981 |
| 41 | Local Government and Planning (Amendment) Act | 27 Jul 1981 |
| 42 | Indecent Displays (Control) Act | 27 Jul 1981 |
| 43 | Disabled Persons Act | 27 Jul 1981 |
| 44 | Countryside (Scotland) Act | 27 Jul 1981 |
| 45 | Forgery and Counterfeiting Act | 27 Jul 1981 |
| 46 | Iron and Steel Act | 27 Jul 1981 |
| 47 | Criminal Attempts Act | 27 Jul 1981 |
| 48 | Atomic Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act | 27 Jul 1981 |
| 49 | Contempt of Court Act | 27 Jul 1981 |
| 50 | Friendly Societies Act | 27 Jul 1981 |
| 51 | Appropriation Act | 28 Jul 1981 |
| 52 | Belize Act | 28 Jul 1981 |
| 53 | Deep Sea Mining Act | 28 Jul 1981 |
| 54 | Senior Courts Act | 28 Jul 1981 |
| 55 | Armed Forces Act | 28 Jul 1981 |
| 56 | Transport Act | 31 Jul 1981 |
| 57 | Employment and Training Act | 31 Jul 1981 |
| 58 | Education (Scotland) Act | 30 Oct 1981 |
| 59 | Matrimonial Homes (Family Protection) (Scotland) Act | 30 Oct 1981 |
| 60 | Education Act 1981 (repealed 1.11.1996) | 30 Oct 1981 |
| 61 | British Nationality Act | 30 Oct 1981 |
| 62 | Companies Act | 30 Oct 1981 |
| 63 | Betting and Gaming Duties Act | 30 Oct 1981 |
| 64 | New Towns Act | 30 Oct 1981 |
| 65 | Trustee Savings Banks Act | 30 Oct 1981 |
| 66 | Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act | 30 Oct 1981 |
| 67 | Acquisition of Land Act | 30 Oct 1981 |
| 68 | Broadcasting Act | 30 Oct 1981 |
| 69 | Wildlife and Countryside Act | 30 Oct 1981 |
| 70 | Consolidated Fund (No. 2) Act | 22 Dec 1981 |
| 71 | Nuclear Industry (Finance) Act | 22 Dec 1981 |
| 72 | Housing (Amendment) (Scotland) Act | 22 Dec 1981 |