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 1,119 items with Guvnor guidance
The Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) (Business Lease Notices) Regulations 2022
No single statutory enforcer
The Merchant Shipping (Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping) Regulations 2022
Enforced by MCA
The Personal Protective Equipment at Work (Amendment) Regulations 2022
Enforced by HSE
The Renting Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) (Wales) Regulations 2022
No single statutory enforcer
Electric Vehicles (Smart Charge Points) Regulations 2021
Enforced by OPSS
Environment Act 2021
Enforced by DWI, DEFRA, Forestry Commission, NatureScot, Natural England, OEP, Ofwat, Environment Agency
Finance Act 2021
Enforced by HMRC
Food (Promotion and Placement) (England) Regulations 2021
Enforced by FSA
Medicines and Medical Devices Act 2021
Enforced by MHRA
Pension Schemes Act 2021
Enforced by TPR
Space Industry Regulations 2021
Enforced by CAA
Telecommunications (Security) Act 2021
Enforced by Ofcom
The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (Scotland) Regulations 2021
The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (Wales) Regulations 2021
The Market Surveillance (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021
Enforced by MHRA
The Medical Devices (Northern Ireland Protocol) Regulations 2021
Enforced by MHRA
The Town and Country Planning (Short-term Let Control Areas) (Scotland) Regulations 2021
Enforced by Local Authority
The Water Resources (Control of Agricultural Pollution) (Wales) Regulations 2021
Trade Act 2021
Enforced by TPR
Tuberculosis in Animals (England) Order 2021
Agriculture Act 2020
Enforced by DEFRA, Natural England, RPA
Business and Planning Act 2020
Enforced by VOA
Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020
Enforced by Insolvency Service, Companies House
Deposit and Return Scheme for Scotland Regulations 2020
Enforced by SEPA
Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020
European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020
No single statutory enforcer
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020
No single statutory enforcer
Finance Act 2020
Enforced by HMRC
Fisheries Act 2020
Enforced by MMO, DEFRA, Environment Agency
Non-Domestic Rates (Scotland) Act 2020
Enforced by Local Authority
Road Vehicles (Approval) Regulations 2020
Enforced by VCA
The Customs Tariff (Preferential Trade Arrangements) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
Enforced by HMRC
The Debt Respite Scheme (Breathing Space Moratorium and Mental Health Crisis Moratorium) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020
The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Order 2020
Enforced by Environment Agency, NRW, SEPA, OEP, OPRED
The Official Controls (Plant Health and Genetically Modified Organisms) (Wales) Regulations 2020
The Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay (Administration) Regulations 2020
The Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay (General) Regulations 2020
Cattle Compensation (England) Order 2019
Enforced by APHA
Human Tissue (Authorisation) (Scotland) Act 2019
No single statutory enforcer
Invasive Alien Species (Enforcement and Permitting) Order 2019
Enforced by NatureScot, Natural England, NRW
Offensive Weapons Act 2019
Enforced by Trading Standards, Police
Planning (Scotland) Act 2019
Enforced by Local Authority
Product Safety and Metrology (Amendment ) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Enforced by OPSS
REACH (Amendment ) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
REACH etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Enforced by Environment Agency, HSE
Regulation (EU) 2019/945 (UAS and Third-Country UAS)
Enforced by CAA
Regulation (EU) 2019/947 (UAS Operations)
Enforced by CAA
Tenant Fees Act 2019
Enforced by Trading Standards
CLP (Amendment ) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
The Chemicals (Health and Safety) and Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Enforced by HSE
The Construction Products (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
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