1E+WThe following abbreviations are used in this Table:—
| 1976 | = The Land Drainage Act 1976 (c. 70) |
| 1980(MCA) | = The Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 (c. 43) |
| 1982(CJA) | = The Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48) |
| 1984 | = The Telecommunications Act 1984 (c. 12) |
| 1985(LG) | = The Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51) |
| 1989 | = The Water Act 1989 (c. 15) |
| 1989(EA) | = The Electricity Act 1989 (c. 29) |
| 1990 | = The Environmental Protection Act 1990 (c. 43) |
| R: (followed by a number) | = The recommendation so numbered as set out in the Appendix to the Report of the Law Commission (Cm. 1483). |