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.
11,882 pieces of legislation indexed · 1,386 Acts of Parliament · 1,119 with Guvnor guidance
Showing 99 items with Guvnor guidance
The Human Tissue (Quality and Safety for Human Application) Regulations 2007
Enforced by HTA
Food Hygiene (Wales) Regulations 2006
Enforced by FSA
Human Tissue (Scotland) Act 2006
Enforced by HTA
Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006
The Human Tissue (Scotland) Act 2006 (Maintenance of Records and Supply of Information Regarding the Removal and Use of Body Parts) Regulations 2006
No single statutory enforcer
Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005
Enforced by Environment Agency
Independent Health Care Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005
Enforced by RQIA
Mental Capacity Act 2005
Enforced by CIW, CQC, HMCTS, UK Government
The Regulation and Improvement Authority (Registration) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005
Enforced by RQIA
Children Act 2004
Enforced by Ofsted
Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations 2004
Enforced by MHRA
Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 (Food hygiene)
Enforced by Food Standards Scotland, FSA, Local Authority
Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003
Health and Personal Social Services (Quality, Improvement and Regulation) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003
Enforced by RQIA
The Adults with Incapacity (Management of Residents' Finances) (No. 2) (Scotland) Regulations 2003
Enforced by Care Inspectorate, Healthcare Improvement Scotland
Health Professions Order 2001
Enforced by HCPC
Medical Devices Regulations 2002
Enforced by MHRA
NHSRHCPA 2002
National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002
Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001
Enforced by NMC
Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001
Enforced by Care Inspectorate, Scottish Social Services Council
Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000
Enforced by Care Inspectorate
Care Standards Act 2000
Terrorism Act 2000
Police Act 1997
Enforced by Home Office, DBS
Chiropractors Act 1994
Osteopaths Act 1993
Food Safety Act 1990
Enforced by Food Standards Scotland, Trading Standards, DWI, FSA, DEFRA, Local Authority
Anatomy Act 1984
Enforced by Scottish Government
Dentists Act 1984
Enforced by GDC
PACE 1984
Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984
Enforced by Fair Work Agency
Medical Act 1983
Enforced by GMC
Limitation Act 1980
No single statutory enforcer
National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978
Enforced by UK Government, Care Inspectorate
Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
Enforced by Forestry Commission, DBS
The Misuse of Drugs (Safe Custody) Regulations 1973
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971
Enforced by Home Office, Police, MHRA
Medicines Act 1968
The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Commencement No. 9 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2026
No duties, penalties or exemptions recorded. Made under Data (Use and Access) Act 2025.
Medical Devices (Amendment) (Great Britain) Regulations 2023
Enforced by MHRA
No duties, penalties or exemptions recorded. Affects Medical Devices Regulations 2002.
The Childcare (Free of Charge for Working Parents) (England) Regulations 2022
No duties, penalties or exemptions recorded. Affects Childcare (Disqualification) and Childcare (Early Years Provision Free of Charge) (Extended Entitlement) (Amendment) Regulations 2018.
Medical Devices (Amendment ) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Medical Devices (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Enforced by MHRA
No duties, penalties or exemptions recorded. Affects Medical Devices Regulations 2002, Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008 and 4 others.
The Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2017
No duties, penalties or exemptions recorded.
The Care and Support (Market Oversight Criteria) Regulations 2015
No duties, penalties or exemptions recorded. Affects Care Act 2014.
The Local Authority (Duty to Secure Early Years Provision Free of Charge) Regulations 2014
No duties, penalties or exemptions recorded.
The Childcare (Early Years and General Childcare Registers) (Common Provisions) Regulations 2008
No duties, penalties or exemptions recorded.
The Health Professions (Parts of and Entries in the Register) Order of Council 2003
No duties, penalties or exemptions recorded.
Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987
Enforced by Local Authority
No duties, penalties or exemptions recorded.
Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975
Enforced by DBS
No duties, penalties or exemptions recorded.
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