1E+WNote: The following abbreviations are used in this Table:—
| 1945 = | The Water Act 1945 (c. 42) |
| 1963 = | The Water Resources Act 1963 (c. 38) |
| 1965 = | The Science and Technology Act 1965 (c. 4) |
| 1973 = | The Water Act 1973 (c. 37) |
| 1975 = | The Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975 (c. 51) |
| 1976 = | The Land Drainage Act 1976 (c. 70) |
| 1977 = | The Criminal Law Act 1977 (c. 45) |
| 1980(LG) = | The Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (c. 65) |
| 1981 = | The Water Act 1981 (c. 12) |
| 1982(CJA) = | The Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 43) |
| 1983 = | The Water Act 1983 (c. 23) |
| 1984 = | The Telecommunications Act 1984 (c. 12) |
| 1985(LG) = | The Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51) |
| 1986(GA) = | The Gas Act 1986 (c. 44) |
| 1989 = | The Water Act 1989 (c. 15) |
| 1989(EA) = | The Electricity Act 1989 (c. 29) |
| 1990 = | The Environmental Protection Act 1990 (c. 43) |
| 1991(NR) = | The New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (c. 22) |
| R: (followed by a number) = | The recommendation so numbered as set out in the Appendix to the Report of the Law Commission (Cm. 1483). |