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  • Accommodation Agencies Act 1953 (c. 23), section 1

  • Administration of Justice Act 1970 (c. 31), section 40

  • F1...

  • Agriculture Act 1967 (c. 22)

  • Agriculture Act 1970 (c. 40)

  • Agriculture and Horticulture Act 1964 (c. 28), Part 3

  • Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1954 (c. 39), section 9

  • Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1968 (c. 34)

  • Animal Boarding Establishments Act 1963 (c. 43)

  • Animal Health Act 1981 (c. 22)

  • Animal Health and Welfare Act 1984 (c. 40)

  • Animal Welfare Act 2006 (c. 45)

  • Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 (c. 38)

  • F2Breeding and Sale of Dogs (Welfare) Act 1999 (c. 11)

  • F3Breeding of Dogs Act 1973 (c. 60)

  • F4Breeding of Dogs Act 1991 (c. 64)

  • Business Names Act 1985 (c. 7)

  • Cancer Act 1939 (c. 13), section 4

  • Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960 (c. 2)

  • Celluloid and Cinematograph Film Act 1922 (c. 35)

  • F5...

  • Charities Act 2006 (c. 50), section 50

  • F6Charities Act 2011, sections 294 to 297

  • F7...

  • Children and Young Persons Act 1933 (c. 12), Part 1

  • Children and Young Persons Act 1963 (c. 37), Part 2

  • Children and Young Persons (Protection from Tobacco) Act 1991 (c. 23)

  • Christmas Day (Trading) Act 2004 (c. 26)

  • Cinemas Act 1985 (c. 13)

  • Clean Air Act 1993 (c. 11)

  • Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 (c. 16), Parts 2, 6 and 7

  • Companies Act 1985 (c. 6), Chapter 1 of Part 11 and section 693

  • Consumer Credit Act 1974 (c. 39)

  • Consumer Protection Act 1987 (c. 43)

  • F8Consumer Rights Act 2015, Parts 1 and 2 and Chapter 5 of Part 3

  • Control of Pollution Act 1974 (c. 40)

  • Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989 (c. 14)

  • Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (c. 48), sections 107A and 198A

  • Countryside Act 1968 (c. 41)

  • Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41), Parts 4 and 6

  • F9Criminal Justice Act 1988, sections 141(1) and 141A

  • Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (c. 16), Part 1

  • Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (c. 33), Parts 5, 7 and 12

  • Crossbows Act 1987 (c. 32)

  • Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 (c. 65)

  • Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976 (c. 38)

  • Defective Premises Act 1972 (c. 35)

  • Development of Tourism Act 1969 (c. 51)

  • F10...

  • F11Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024, Chapters 3 and 4 of Part 3

  • F12Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024, Chapter 1 of Part 4.

  • F13Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024, Chapter 3 of Part 4

  • F14Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024, Chapter 4 of Part 4

  • Dogs Act 1906 (c. 32)

  • Education Reform Act 1988 (c. 40), section 215

  • Employment Agencies Act 1973 (c. 35)

  • Energy Act 1976 (c. 76)

  • Enterprise Act 2002 (c. 40), Part 8

  • Environment Act 1995 (c. 25)

  • F15Environment Act 2021 (c. 30), as it applies in England

  • Environment and Safety Information Act 1988 (c. 30)

  • Environmental Protection Act 1990 (c. 43)

  • Estate Agents Act 1979 (c. 38)

  • Explosives Act 1875 (c. 17)

  • Explosives Act 1923 (c. 17)

  • Explosives (Age of Purchase &c.) Act 1976 (c. 26)

  • Factories Act 1961 (c. 34)

  • Fair Trading Act 1973 (c. 41)

  • F16...

  • Farriers (Registration) Act 1975 (c. 35)

  • Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 (c. 21)

  • Fire Safety and Safety of Places of Sport Act 1987 (c. 27)

  • Firearms Act 1968 (c. 27)

  • Firearms Act 1982 (c. 31)

  • Fireworks Act 2003 (c. 22)

  • Food Act 1984 (c. 30)

  • Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 (c. 48), Parts 1 and 2

  • Food Safety Act 1990 (c. 16), Parts 2 and 3

  • Food Standards Act 1999 (c. 28)

  • Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981 (c. 45)

  • Fraud Act 2006 (c. 35)

  • Gambling Act 2005 (c. 19)

  • Game Act 1831 (c. 32)

  • Ground Game Act 1880 (c. 47)

  • Guard Dogs Act 1975 (c. 50)

  • Hallmarking Act 1973 (c. 43)

  • Health Act 2006 (c. 28), Part 1

  • Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (c. 37)

  • Highways Act 1980 (c. 66)

  • House to House Collections Act 1939 (c. 44)

  • Housing Act 1985 (c. 68), Parts 8, 9 and 10

  • Housing Act 1996 (c. 52), Part 8

  • Housing Act 2004 (c. 34), F17Parts 1 to 4

  • Hypnotism Act 1952 (c. 46)

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  • Knives Act 1997 (c. 21)

  • Legal Services Act 2007 (c. 29), section 198

  • Licensing Act 2003 (c. 17)

  • Litter Act 1983 (c. 35)

  • Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70), Parts 9 and 11

  • Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51), Part 2

  • Local Government Act 1988 (c. 9), Part 4

  • Local Government Act 2000 (c. 22), Part 1

  • Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 (c. 57)

  • Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 (c. 30)

  • London Government Act 1963 (c. 33)

  • London Local Authorities Act 1990 (c. vii)

  • London Local Authorities Act 1991 (c. xiii)

  • London Local Authorities Act 1994 (c. xii)

  • London Local Authorities Act 1995 (c. x)

  • London Local Authorities Act 1996 (c. ix)

  • London Local Authorities Act 2000 (c. vii)

  • London Local Authorities Act 2004 (c. i)

  • London Local Authorities Act 2007 (c. ii)

  • London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Act 2006 (c. 12)

  • Malicious Communications Act 1988 (c. 27)

  • Medicines Act 1968 (c. 67)

  • Mines and Quarries Act 1954 (c. 70)

  • Mines and Quarries (Tips) Act 1969 (c. 10)

  • F19Mobile Homes (Wales) Act 2013

  • Mock Auctions Act 1961 (c. 47)

  • Motor Cycle Noise Act 1987 (c. 34)

  • National Lottery etc. Act 1993 (c. 39), sections 12 and 13

  • Noise Act 1996 (c. 37)

  • Noise and Statutory Nuisance Act 1993 (c. 40)

  • Offensive Weapons Act 2019, sections 1, 3, 4, 38, 39 and 42

  • Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act 1963 (c. 41)

  • Offshore Safety Act 1992 (c. 15)

  • Olympic Symbol etc. (Protection) Act 1995 (c. 32)

  • F20Online Safety Act 2023, sections 179 and 181

  • Opticians Act 1989 (c. 44)

  • Osteopaths Act 1993 (c. 21)

  • Pedlars Act 1871 (c. 96)

  • Performing Animals (Regulation) Act 1925 (c. 38)

  • Pests Act 1954 (c. 68)

  • Pet Animals Act 1951 (c. 35)

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  • Plant Health Act 1967 (c. 8)

  • Poisons Act 1972 (c. 66)

  • Police, Factories, &c. (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1916 (c. 31)

  • Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999 (c. 24)

  • Prevention of Damage by Pests Act 1949 (c. 55)

  • Prices Act 1974 (c. 24)

  • Private Hire Vehicles (London) Act 1998 (c. 34)

  • Private Security Industry Act 2001 (c. 12)

  • F22...

  • Protection Against Cruel Tethering Act 1988 (c. 31)

  • Protection from Harassment Act 1997 (c. 40)

  • Protection of Animals Act 1911 (c. 27)

  • F23Psychoactive Substances Act 2016

  • Public Health Act 1936 (c. 49)

  • Public Health Act 1961 (c. 64)

  • F24Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 (c. 22), Part 2A as it applies in England

  • Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981 (c. 14)

  • Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act 1978 (c. 3)

  • Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (SI 2005/1541)

  • Restriction of Offensive Weapons Act 1959, section 1(1)

  • Riding Establishments Act 1964 (c. 70)

  • Riding Establishments Act 1970 (c. 32)

  • Road Traffic Act 1988 (c. 52), sections 15A, 17, 18, 41, 71, 81, 82 and 196

  • Road Traffic (Consequential Provisions) Act 1988 (c. 54)

  • Road Traffic (Foreign Vehicles) Act 1972 (c. 27)

  • Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975 (c. 52)

  • Sale of Goods Act 1979 (c. 54)

  • Scotch Whisky Act 1988 (c. 22)

  • F25Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013

  • F26...

  • Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15), Part 4

  • F27Single Use Carrier Bags Charges (England) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/776)

  • F28Single Use Carrier Bags Charge (Wales) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/2880)

  • Slaughter of Poultry Act 1967 (c. 24)

  • Slaughterhouses Act 1974 (c. 3)

  • Sunbeds (Regulation) Act 2010 (c. 20)

  • Sunday Trading Act 1994 (c. 20)

  • Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982 (c. 29)

  • Supply of Goods (Implied Terms) Act 1973 (c. 13)

  • F29Tenant Fees Act 2019 (c. 4)

  • Theatres Act 1968 (c. 54)

  • Theft Act 1968 (c. 60)

  • Theft Act 1978 (c. 31)

  • F30...

  • Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Act 2002 (c. 36)

  • F31Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026, Parts 1, 5 and 6

  • Town Police Clauses Act 1847 (c. 89)

  • Trade Descriptions Act 1968 (c. 29)

  • Trade Marks Act 1994 (c. 26), section 93

  • Trading Representations (Disabled Persons) Act 1958 (c. 49)

  • Traffic Management Act 2004 (c. 18)

  • Transport Act 1981 (c. 56)

  • Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 (c. 50)

  • Unsolicited Goods and Services Act 1971 (c. 30)

  • Vehicles (Crime) Act 2001 (c. 3)

  • Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 (c. 36)

  • Video Recordings Act 1984 (c. 39)

  • Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 (c. 38)

  • Water Industry Act 1991 (c. 56), sections 77 to 85

  • Water Resources Act 1991 (c. 57)

  • Weeds Act 1959 (c. 54)

  • Weights and Measures &c. Act 1976 (c. 77)

  • Weights and Measures Act 1985 (c. 72)

  • Welfare of Animals at Slaughter Act 1991 (c. 30)

  • Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (c. 69)

  • Zoo Licensing Act 1981 (c. 37)

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in Sch. 3 omitted (26.5.2015) by virtue of Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), s. 115(3)(r), Sch. 23 para. 34(7)

F2

Words in Sch. 3 omitted (E.W.) (1.10.2018) by virtue of The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/486), reg. 1(1)(b), Sch. 9 para. 15(2)(a) (with reg. 27)

F3

Words in Sch. 3 omitted (E.W.) (1.10.2018) by virtue of The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/486), reg. 1(1)(b), Sch. 9 para. 15(2)(b) (with reg. 27)

F4

Words in Sch. 3 omitted (E.W.) (1.10.2018) by virtue of The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/486), reg. 1(1)(b), Sch. 9 para. 15(2)(c) (with reg. 27)

F5

Words in Sch. 3 omitted (14.3.2012) by virtue of Charities Act 2011 (c. 25), s. 355, Sch. 7 para. 130, Sch. 10 (with s. 20(2), Sch. 8)

F6

Words in Sch. 3 inserted (14.3.2012) by Charities Act 2011 (c. 25), s. 355, Sch. 7 para. 130 (with s. 20(2), Sch. 8)

F7

Words in Sch. 3 omitted (29.10.2026) by virtue of Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026 (c. 18), s. 175(1), Sch. 6 para. 15(3) (with s. 166)

F8

Words in Sch. 3 substituted (1.10.2015) by The Consumer Rights Act 2015 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1726), art. 1, Sch. para. 5

F9

Words in Sch. 3 inserted (6.4.2022) by Offensive Weapons Act 2019 (c. 17), ss. 65, 70(1); S.I. 2022/418, reg. 2(c)

F10

Words in Sch. 3 repealed by Equality Act 2010 (c. 15), Sch. 26 Pt. 1 para. 99, Sch. 27 Pt. 1 (as amended (1.10.2010) by S.I. 2010/2279, art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 6, Sch. 2 (see S.I. 2010/2317, art. 2))

F11

Words in Sch. 3 inserted (6.4.2025) by Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (c. 13), s. 339(1), Sch. 18 para. 10 (with Sch. 19); S.I. 2025/272, reg. 2(1)(9)

F12

Words in Sch. 3 inserted (6.4.2025) by Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (c. 13), s. 339(1), Sch. 21 para. 11 (with ss. 235, 243, 252); S.I. 2025/272, reg. 2(1)(12)

F13

Words in Sch. 3 inserted (1.1.2026) by Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (c. 13), ss. 289(1), 339(1) (with ss. 274-276); S.I. 2025/272, reg. 3

F14

Words in Sch. 3 inserted (6.4.2026) by Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (c. 13), s. 339(1), Sch. 27 para. 7; S.I. 2026/284, regs. 1(2), 2(1)(5)

F15

Words in Sch. 3 inserted (12.8.2026) by The Environmental Permitting (Waste Controlling or Transporting) and Relevant Functions of Primary Authorities (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/873), regs. 1(2), 31

F16

Words in Sch. 3 omitted (26.5.2015) by virtue of Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), s. 115(3)(r), Sch. 23 para. 25(3)

F17

Words in Sch. 3 substituted (1.10.2013) by The Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008 (Amendment of Schedule 3) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/2215), arts. 1, 2(3)

F18

Words in Sch. 3 omitted (26.5.2016) by virtue of Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 (c. 2), s. 63(2), Sch. 5 para. 1(2); S.I. 2016/553, reg. 2

F19

Words in Sch. 3 inserted (E.W.) (5.11.2013) by Mobile Homes (Wales) Act 2013 (anaw 6), s. 64(1), Sch. 4 para. 10 (with Sch. 5 para. 7) (this amendment is to be treated as not having effect until 1.10.2014 by virtue of S.I. 2014/11, art. 3(2))

F20

Words in Sch. 3 inserted (31.1.2024) by Online Safety Act 2023 (c. 50), s. 240(1), Sch. 14 para. 4; S.I. 2024/31, reg. 2

F21

Words in Sch. 3 repealed (1.10.2014) by The Petroleum (Consolidation) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1637), reg. 1(2), Sch. 4 Pt. 1 (with reg. 3(1))

F22

Words in Sch. 3 omitted (1.10.2013) by virtue of The Property Misdescriptions Act 1991 (Repeal) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/1575), art. 1, Sch. para. 13

F23

Words in Sch. 3 inserted (26.5.2016) by Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 (c. 2), s. 63(2), Sch. 5 para. 9; S.I. 2016/553, reg. 2

F24

Words in Sch. 3 inserted (E.) (30.12.2021) by The Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008 (Amendment to Schedule 3) (England) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1426), arts. 1(d), 2

F25

Words in Sch. 3 substituted (E.W.) (1.10.2013) by Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013 (c. 10), ss. 19(2), 23(2); S.I. 2013/1966, art. 3(r) (with art. 5)

F26

Words in Sch. 3 repealed (1.4.2010 for W., 1.4.2011 for E.) by Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (c. 23), s. 324(3), Sch. 22 Pt. 4; S.I. 2010/630, art. 3(b) (with arts. 8 12); S.I. 2011/556, art. 2(2)(o) (with art. 2(3))

F27

Words in Sch. 3 inserted (5.10.2015) by The Single Use Carrier Bags Charges (England) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/776), arts. 1(c)(ii)(d), 17 (as amended (21.5.2021) by The Single Use Carrier Bags Charges (England) (Amendment) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/598), arts. 1(2), 3)

F28

Words in Sch. 3 inserted (1.10.2013) by The Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008 (Amendment of Schedule 3) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/2215), arts. 1, 2(2)

F29

Words in Sch. 3 inserted (1.5.2026 for specified purposes) by Renters’ Rights Act 2025 (c. 26), s. 145(1)(8), Sch. 2 para. 70 (with ss. 138, 146(1), Sch. 6 paras. 1, 3, 4, 16, 17); S.I. 2026/421, reg. 2(c)

F30

Words in Sch. 3 repealed (23.2.2011) by The Timeshare, Holiday Products, Resale and Exchange Contracts Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/2960), reg. 1(2), Sch. 6 para. 4(2), 8 Pt. 1 (with reg. 37, Sch. 7)

F31

Words in Sch. 3 inserted (29.10.2026) by Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026 (c. 18), s. 175(1), Sch. 6 para. 15(2) (with s. 166)