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DEFINING THE TERM "REGULATORY AGENCY" IS DIFFICULT. THIS PAPER ATTEMPTS TO OFFER A LIMITED CLASSIFICATION OF REGULATORY AGENCIES AND TO PUT THEM IN THE BROADER CONTEXT OF UNELECTED GOVERNMENT BODIES OR `QUASI-GOVERNMENT', ALWAYS BEARING IN MIND THAT THE SUBJECT DEFIES TIDY DISTINCTIONS. IT INCLUDES: REGULATORY AGENCY; LEGISATIVE MANDATE; PRIVATIZED INDUSTRIES; FINANCE AND THE CITY; THE ENVIRONMENT; EMPLOYMENT, HEALTH AND SAFETY; AND, BROADCASTING AND THE PRESS. IT CONCLUDES WITH AN EXAMINATION OF THE IMPACT OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY, INTERNATIONAL COMPARISIONS, AND SUGGESTS POSSIBLE REFORMS.