List of Acts of the 1st Session of the 56th Parliament of the United Kingdom



Public General Acts

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| {{|European Union (Finance) Act 2015|public|32|21-07-2015|maintained=y|An Act to approve for the purposes of section 7(1) of the European Union Act 2011 the decision of the Council of 26 May 2014 on the system of own resources of the European Union; and to amend the definition of "the Treaties" and "the EU Treaties" in section 1(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 so as to include that decision.}}
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| {{|Finance (No. 2) Act 2015|public|33|18-11-2015|maintained=y|An Act to grant certain duties, to alter other duties, and to amend the law relating to the National Debt and the Public Revenue, and to make further provision in connection with finance.}}
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| {{|Northern Ireland (Welfare Reform) Act 2015|public|34|25-11-2015|maintained=y|An Act to make provision in connection with social security and child support maintenance in Northern Ireland; to make provision in connection with arrangements under section 1 of the Employment and Training Act (Northern Ireland) 1950; and for connected purposes.}}
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| {{|National Insurance Contributions (Rate Ceilings) Act 2015|public|35|17-12-2015|maintained=y|An Act to set a ceiling on the main and additional primary percentages, the secondary percentage and the upper earnings limit in relation to Class 1 national insurance contributions.}}
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| {{|European Union Referendum Act 2015|public|36|17-12-2015|maintained=y|An Act to make provision for the holding of a referendum in the United Kingdom and Gibraltar on whether the United Kingdom should remain a member of the European Union.}}
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| {{|European Union (Approvals) Act 2015|public|37|17-12-2015|maintained=y|repealed=y|An Act to make provision approving for the purposes of section 8 of the European Union Act 2011 certain draft decisions under Article 352 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.}}
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| {{|Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016|public|1|28-01-2016|maintained=y|An Act to make provision for the election of mayors for the areas of, and for conferring additional functions on, combined authorities established under Part 6 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009; to make other provision in relation to bodies established under that Part; to make provision about local authority governance and functions; to confer power to establish, and to make provision about, sub-national transport bodies; and for connected purposes.}}
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| {{|Psychoactive Substances Act 2016|public|2|28-01-2016|maintained=y|An Act to make provision about psychoactive substances; and for connected purposes.}}
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| {{|Supply and Appropriation (Anticipation and Adjustments) Act 2016|public|3|16-03-2016|maintained=y|An Act to authorise the use of resources for the years ending with 31 March 2015, 31 March 2016 and 31 March 2017; to authorise the issue of sums out of the Consolidated Fund for those years; and to appropriate the supply authorised by this Act for the years ending with 31 March 2015 and 31 March 2016.}}
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| {{|Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Act 2016|public|4|16-03-2016|maintained=y|An Act to amend the Charities Act 1992 and the Charities Act 2011.}}
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| {{|Childcare Act 2016|public|5|16-03-2016|maintained=y|An Act to make provision about free childcare for young children of working parents and about the publication of information about childcare and related matters by local authorities in England.}}
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| {{|Education and Adoption Act 2016|public|6|16-03-2016|maintained=y|An Act to make provision about schools in England that are causing concern, including provision about their conversion into Academies and about intervention powers; and to make provision about joint arrangements for carrying out local authority adoption functions in England.}}
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| {{|Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016|public|7|16-03-2016|maintained=y|An Act to make provision about reports on progress towards full employment and the apprenticeships target; to make provision about reports on the effect of certain support for troubled families; to make provision about life chances; to make provision about the benefit cap; to make provision about social security and tax credits; to make provision for loans for mortgage interest and other liabilities; and to make provision about social housing rents.}}
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| {{|Riot Compensation Act 2016|public|8|23-03-2016|maintained=y|An Act to repeal the Riot (Damages) Act 1886 and make provision about types of claims, procedures, decision-making and limits on awards payable in relation to a new compensation scheme for property damaged, destroyed or stolen in the course of riots.}}
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| {{|Access to Medical Treatments (Innovation) Act 2016|public|9|23-03-2016|maintained=y|An Act to make provision for access to innovative medical treatments; and for connected purposes.}}
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| {{|NHS (Charitable Trusts Etc) Act 2016|public|10|23-03-2016|maintained=y|An Act to make provision for, and in connection with, the removal of the Secretary of State's powers under the National Health Service Act 2006 to appoint trustees; to make provision transferring to Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity the right to a royalty conferred by Schedule 6 to the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988; and for connected purposes.}}
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| {{|Scotland Act 2016|public|11|23-03-2016|maintained=y|An Act to amend the Scotland Act 1998 and make provision about the functions of the Scottish Ministers; and for connected purposes.}}
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| {{|Enterprise Act 2016|public|12|04-05-2016|maintained=y|An Act to make provision relating to the promotion of enterprise and economic growth; provision about Sunday working; and provision restricting exit payments in relation to public sector employment.}}
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| {{|Northern Ireland (Stormont Agreement and Implementation Plan) Act 2016|public|13|04-05-2016|maintained=y|An Act to make provision about the Independent Reporting Commission, extend the period for the appointment of Northern Ireland Ministers, modify the pledge made by Northern Ireland Ministers on taking office, provide for persons becoming Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly to give an undertaking, and make provision about the draft budget of the Northern Ireland Executive, in pursuance of the agreement made on 17 November 2015 called A Fresh Start: The Stormont Agreement and Implementation Plan.}}
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| {{|Bank of England and Financial Services Act 2016|public|14|04-05-2016|maintained=y|An Act to make provision about the Bank of England; to make provision about the regulation of financial services; to make provision about the issue of banknotes; and for connected purposes.}}
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| {{|Trade Union Act 2016|public|15|04-05-2016|maintained=y|An Act to make provision about industrial action, trade unions, employers' associations and the functions of the Certification Officer.}}
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| {{|Driving Instructors (Registration) Act 2016|public|16|12-05-2016|maintained=y|An Act to make provision about the registration of driving instructors.}}
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| {{|Criminal Cases Review Commission (Information) Act 2016|public|17|12-05-2016|maintained=y|An Act to extend the Criminal Cases Review Commission's powers to obtain information.}}
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| {{|House of Commons Members' Fund Act 2016|public|18|12-05-2016|maintained=y|An Act to consolidate and amend provisions about the House of Commons Members' Fund.}}
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| {{|Immigration Act 2016|public|19|12-05-2016|maintained=y|An Act to make provision about the law on immigration and asylum; to make provision about access to services, facilities, licences and work by reference to immigration status; to make provision about the enforcement of certain legislation relating to the labour market; to make provision about language requirements for public sector workers; to make provision about fees for passports and civil registration; and for connected purposes.}}
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| {{|Energy Act 2016|public|20|12-05-2016|maintained=y|An Act to make provision about the Oil and Gas Authority and its functions; to make provision about rights to use upstream petroleum infrastructure; to make provision about the abandonment of offshore installations, submarine pipelines and upstream petroleum infrastructure; to extend Part 1A of the Petroleum Act 1998 to Northern Ireland; to make provision about the disclosure of information for the purposes of international agreements; to make provision about fees in respect of activities relating to oil, gas, carbon dioxide and pipelines; to make provision about wind power; and for connected purposes.}}
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| {{|Armed Forces Act 2016|public|21|12-05-2016|maintained=y|An Act to continue the Armed Forces Act 2006; to make provision about service discipline; to make provision about war pensions committees established under section 25 of the Social Security Act 1989; to make provision about Ministry of Defence fire-fighters; and for connected purposes.}}
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| {{|Housing and Planning Act 2016|public|22|12-05-2016|maintained=y|An Act to make provision about housing, estate agents, rentcharges, planning and compulsory purchase.}}
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Lists of Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom