DMCCA 2024
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024
Enforced by CMA
UK business legislation
Browse the Acts and regulations that affect UK businesses. Where we’ve mapped guidance, you can jump straight to it in plain English.
11,627 pieces of legislation indexed · 1,276 Acts of Parliament · 795 with Guvnor guidance
Showing 67 items with Guvnor guidance
The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations 2024
Enforced by Environment Agency, SEPA, NRW, NIEA
Visitor Levy (Scotland) Act 2024
Enforced by Revenue Scotland, Local Authority
Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023
Enforced by Employment Tribunal, Fair Work Agency
Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Short-term Lets) Order 2022
Enforced by Local Authority
The Town and Country Planning (Short-term Let Control Areas) (Scotland) Regulations 2021
Enforced by Local Authority
Business and Planning Act 2020
Enforced by VOA
Food Information (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2019
Enforced by FSA
Planning (Scotland) Act 2019
Enforced by Local Authority
The Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations 2018
The Novel Foods (England) Regulations 2018
Enforced by Local Authority, FSA
Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/2158 of 20 November 2017 establishing mitigation measures and benchmark levels for the reduction of the presence of acrylamide in food (Text with EEA relevance)
Enforced by FSA
Food Hygiene Rating Act (Northern Ireland) 2016
Enforced by FSA
Pubs Code Regulations 2016
Pubs Code etc. Regulations 2016
Enforced by PCA
The Food for Specific Groups (Information and Compositional Requirements) (England) Regulations 2016
DA 2015
Deregulation Act 2015
Enforced by HSE, Companies House
Food (Scotland) Act 2015
Enforced by FSA, Food Standards Scotland
Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 on novel foods
Enforced by Food Standards Scotland, FSA
SBEEA 2015
Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015
Enforced by Insolvency Service, PCA, Companies House, HMRC, CMA, FCA
The Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (England) Regulations 2015
Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015
Enforced by Local Authority
Food Information Regulations 2014
Enforced by FSA, Food Standards Scotland
Licensing Act 2003 (Mandatory Conditions) Order 2014
Enforced by Local Authority
Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014
Food Hygiene Rating (Wales) Act 2013
Enforced by FSA
Food Safety and Hygiene (England) Regulations 2013
Enforced by FSA, Local Authority, DEFRA
The Animal By-Products (Enforcement) (England) Regulations 2013
Enforced by APHA
The Contaminants in Food (England) Regulations 2013
Enforced by FSA
Alcohol (Minimum Pricing) (Scotland) Act 2012
Enforced by Local Authority
Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011
Enforced by Local Authority
Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011
Enforced by Police, Local Authority
Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers
Enforced by Food Standards Scotland, FSA
Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011
Enforced by DEFRA, NRW, OEP, Environment Agency
Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Regulations 2011
Enforced by SEPA
The Animal Feed (England) Regulations 2010
Enforced by FSA
Scotch Whisky Regulations 2009
Enforced by Food Standards Scotland
The Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water (England) Regulations 2007
Enforced by FSA
Food Hygiene (Wales) Regulations 2006
Enforced by FSA
Housing (Scotland) Act 2006
Enforced by Local Authority, UK Government
The Food Hygiene (Scotland) Regulations 2006
Enforced by Food Standards Scotland
Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006
Enforced by UREGNI
Gambling Act 2005
Enforced by Gambling Commission, Local Authority, Ofcom
Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005
Enforced by Gambling Commission, Local Authority
General Food Regulations 2004
Enforced by Food Standards Scotland, FSA
Housing Act 2004 (HHSRS framework)
Enforced by Fire and Rescue Authority, Local Authority, RSH
Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 (Food hygiene)
Enforced by Food Standards Scotland, FSA, Local Authority
Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 (Hygiene rules for food of animal origin)
Enforced by Food Standards Scotland, FSA, DEFRA
Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 - Scottish access rights
Enforced by NatureScot, Crown Estate Scotland
Licensing Act 2003
Enforced by Fire and Rescue Authority, Local Authority, Trading Standards, BBFC, Home Office
Water Act 2003
Enforced by DWI, Ofwat, Environment Agency
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