HC Deb 26 July 1993 vol 229 cc587-8W
Sir Richard Body

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what criminal offences he has introduced in the last five years under delegated legislation.

Mr. Nelson

No central records are kept of information in the form requested. However, the available information shows that since 1988 the following instruments have created new criminal offences by way of delegated legislation:

  1. (a) Regulations made by the Chancellor of the Exchequer: the European Communities (Restriction on Disclosure) Regulations 1991 (S.I. 1991/2779).
  2. (b) Regulations made by Her Majesty's Treasury: the Banking Co-ordination (Second Council Directive) Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/3218).
  3. (c) Regulations made by the Commissioners of Customs and Excise: the Customs and Excise (Common Transit) Regulations 1988 (S.I. 1988/1476); the Customs Controls on Importation of Goods Regulations 1991 (S.I. 1991/2724); the Customs Warehousing Regulations 1991 (S.I. 1991/2725); the Free Zone Regulations 1991 (S.I. 1991/2727); the Statistics of Trade (Customs and Excise) Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/2790); the Statistics of Trade (Customs and Excise) (Amendment) Regulations 1993 (S.I. 1993/541); and the Customs and Excise (Transit) Regulations 1993 (S.I. 1993/1353).

All these regulations were made in exercise of powers under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972.