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Banking and finance in United Kingdom

Financial services, banking, payments, credit, securities, and regulated finance. These records come from release legal-2026.07.26-907 and link directly to stored legal text.

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  • United Kingdom

    Inheritance Tax Act 1984

    19 provisions

    Inheritance tax is charged on value transferred by a chargeable transfer, and the section defines when transfers are chargeable, exempt, or potentially exempt.

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  • United Kingdom

    Football Governance Act 2025

    6 provisions

    This Part sets up the Football Governance Act’s regulator, requires clubs to have the right licence before operating a relevant team, and gives the IFR powers and duties over licences, guidance, reports, and owner/officer suitability.

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  • United Kingdom

    Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008

    4 provisions

    This part sets out how the Secretary of State and Welsh Ministers can guide local authorities, how local authorities must follow or have regard to that guidance, and how primary authority arrangements can control enforcement and inspection.

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  • United Kingdom

    Equality Act 2010

    14 provisions

    Public authorities covered by section 1 must consider reducing socio-economic inequality when making strategic decisions, and must take account of relevant guidance.

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  • United Kingdom

    Post Office Act 1969

    3 provisions

    This provision renames and transfers several Postmaster General functions and rights to the Minister or the Post Office, and gives the Minister regulation-making power over certain pensions.

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  • United Kingdom

    Criminal Justice Act 2003

    22 provisions

    This Part changes police arrest, bail, custody, drug-testing, and conditional caution rules, including notice, timing, supervision, and record-keeping requirements.

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  • United Kingdom

    Social Security Fraud Act 2001

    2 provisions

    This provision expands information-gathering powers, sets limits for telecom requests and self-incrimination, requires a code of practice, and allows limited overseas disclosure of social security information.

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  • United Kingdom

    European Union Referendum Act 2015

    3 provisions

    This provision sets the referendum date process, the ballot question and Welsh wording, who may vote, and several rules for referendum administration, campaign controls, reporting, and regulations.

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  • United Kingdom

    Highways Act 1980

    25 provisions

    This provision allocates highway authority roles for trunk roads, special roads, GLA roads, and local highways, and sets rules for road orders, delegations, agreements, and records.

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  • United Kingdom

    Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999

    9 provisions

    This provision sets rules for stakeholder pension schemes, employer deductions from employees’ pay, record-keeping, notices, inspections, and penalties.

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  • United Kingdom

    Senior Courts Act 1981

    7 provisions

    This provision sets out the structure, staffing, appointment powers, retirement age, and core jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal, High Court, Crown Court, and related senior judicial offices.

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  • United Kingdom

    New Roads and Street Works Act 1991

    21 provisions

    This Part sets up concession agreements and toll orders for special roads, lets concessionaires charge tolls and exercise specified highway functions, and imposes rules for consultation, reporting, exemptions, and enforcement.

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  • United Kingdom

    Value Added Tax Act 1994

    29 provisions

    This provision charges VAT on UK supplies and imports, sets a 20% rate, and gives the Treasury and Commissioners powers to make VAT-related orders and regulations.

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  • United Kingdom

    Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007

    3 provisions

    This Part creates the Statistics Board and gives it powers and duties over official statistics, the Code of Practice, reporting, confidentiality, and some information disclosures.

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  • United Kingdom

    Water Act 1989

    9 provisions

    This Act sets up the transfer of water authority functions and property to a new Authority, successor companies, and other bodies, and gives the Secretary of State and the Authority powers and duties for appointments, dissolution, finance, and flood defence.

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  • United Kingdom

    Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982

    10 provisions

    This Part sets out who licenses certain activities in Scotland, how applications and conditions are handled, and several offences and enforcement powers.

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  • United Kingdom

    Government of Wales Act 2006

    14 provisions

    This provision sets out the Senedd’s structure, election timing, member qualifications, oaths, pay, and key powers and duties of the Welsh Ministers, the Senedd Commission, and the Presiding Officer.

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