acts or omissions which have an actual or potential effect on the flows in watercourses or on drainage of land;

acts or omissions which have an adverse or potentially adverse effect on fish in the sea and fish health;

acts or omissions which have an adverse or potentially adverse effect on forests; and

acts or omissions which could breach or potentially breach the Northern Ireland Cross-Compliance Verifiable Standards.

compliance with the requirements of consumer protection and fair trading legislation; and

fraud or misconduct involving companies which are in compulsory liquidation, creditors’ voluntary liquidation, administration or administrative receivership.

the registration and operation of registered social landlords, including their administration of public and private funds and management of their housing stock;

fraud and other misconduct in relation to the administration and payment of Urban Regeneration and Community Development grants.

the independent oversight of the regulation of the accountancy, auditing and actuarial professions;

the independent supervision of Auditors General (as defined in section 1226 of the Companies Act 2006^(a));

the monitoring of major audits (as defined in section 525 of that Act^(b) for the purposes of that section or section 522, or paragraph 13(10) of Schedule 10 to that Act for the purposes of that paragraph);

the registration of third country auditors (as defined in section 1261 of that Act^(c));

compliance with the requirements of legislation relating to accounting and reporting;

the investigation of the conduct of auditors, accountants and actuaries and the holding of disciplinary hearings in public interest cases (as defined in paragraph 24 of Schedule 10 to that Act); and

the determination of sanctions against auditors (as defined in paragraph 23 of Schedule 10 to that Act).

the regulation of the generation, transmission, distribution and supply of electricity, and activities ancillary to these matters;

the regulation of the conveyance, storage and supply of gas through pipes, and activities ancillary to these matters;

the regulation of the abstraction, treatment, distribution and supply of drinking water to the public and activities ancillary to these matters; and

the regulation of the collection, treatment and disposal of wastewater and sewage sludge and activities ancillary to these matters.

the registration and regulation of social care workers under the Health and Personal Social Services Act (Northern Ireland) 2001; and

the regulation of education and training in social work and social care work.

the provision of electronic communications networks and services and the use of the electromagnetic spectrum;

broadcasting and the provision of television and radio services;

media ownership and control;

competition in communications markets; and

postal services regulation.

other legislation relating to consumer protection and fair trading, including particularly the Consumer Credit Act 1974;

other legislation relating to competition, including particularly the Competition Act 1998, and Articles 101 and 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;

other legislation relating to the investigation of markets, including particularly the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000;

legislation relating to money laundering and terrorist financing, including particularly the Money Laundering Regulations 2007.