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UK Business Legislation

Browse Acts, Statutory Instruments, and other legislation that affects UK businesses. Find guidance and compliance content for specific laws.

6058 pieces of legislation indexed · 766 primary Acts · 52 with mapped guidance

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UK Act of Parliament 2000

Financial Services and Markets Act 2000

Enforced by: FCA, Takeover Panel, SRA, PRA, PSR

73 guides 99 snippets

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UK Statutory Instrument 2005

General Product Safety Regulations 2005

Enforced by: OPSS, Trading Standards, MHRA

53 guides 46 snippets

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UK Act of Parliament 1990

Food Safety Act 1990

Enforced by: Local Authority, FSA, Food Standards Scotland, Trading Standards, DWI, DEFRA

46 guides 70 snippets

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UK Act of Parliament 2003

Licensing Act 2003

Enforced by: Local Authority, Trading Standards, Fire and Rescue Authority, Home Office, BBFC

45 guides 45 snippets

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UK Act of Parliament 2024

DMCCA 2024

Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024

Enforced by: CMA

32 guides 18 snippets

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UK Act of Parliament 1974

Consumer Credit Act 1974

Enforced by: FCA

23 guides 34 snippets

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UK Statutory Instrument 2015

Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 2015

Enforced by: HSE, Environment Agency, ONR, NRW, ORR, SEPA

18 guides 7 snippets

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UK Act of Parliament 1991

Water Resources Act 1991

Enforced by: Environment Agency, Ofwat, OEP, DEFRA, Mining Remediation Authority, NRW

18 guides 7 snippets

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UK Act of Parliament 1991

Water Industry Act 1991

Enforced by: Environment Agency, CMA, Ofwat, DWI, OEP, Mining Remediation Authority, NRW

17 guides 10 snippets

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UK Act of Parliament 1987

Consumer Protection Act 1987

Enforced by: CMA, OPSS, Trading Standards

14 guides 13 snippets

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Retained EU Law 2006

UK REACH Regulation (retained EU law)

Enforced by: HSE, OEP

14 guides 10 snippets

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UK Act of Parliament 1994

Trade Marks Act 1994

Enforced by: IPO, Trading Standards

14 guides 6 snippets

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UK Statutory Instrument 2012

Human Medicines Regulations 2012

Enforced by: MHRA, GOC, GPhC

12 guides 12 snippets

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UK Statutory Instrument 2005

Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005

Enforced by: Environment Agency

10 guides 7 snippets

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UK Act of Parliament 1971

Misuse of Drugs Act 1971

Enforced by: MHRA, Home Office, Police

10 guides 6 snippets

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UK Statutory Instrument 2013

Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2013

Enforced by: Environment Agency, OPSS, NIEA, NRW

8 guides 4 snippets

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UK Statutory Instrument 2015

Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases Regulations 2015 (as amended)

Enforced by: Environment Agency, NRW, SEPA

7 guides 7 snippets

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Retained EU Law 2008

Classification, Labelling and Packaging Regulation (UK CLP)

Enforced by: HSE

7 guides 5 snippets

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UK Statutory Instrument 2019

REACH (Amendment ) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

REACH etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Enforced by: HSE, Environment Agency

6 guides 10 snippets

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UK Act of Parliament 1968

Medicines Act 1968

Enforced by: MHRA, GOC, GPhC, VMD

6 guides 2 snippets

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UK Statutory Instrument 2024

The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations 2024

Enforced by: Environment Agency, NIEA, NRW, SEPA

5 guides 3 snippets

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UK Statutory Instrument 2016

Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016

Enforced by: OPSS, Trading Standards

5 guides 2 snippets

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UK Statutory Instrument 2016

Electromagnetic Compatibility Regulations 2016

Enforced by: OPSS

5 guides 1 snippet

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UK Statutory Instrument 2020

Road Vehicles (Approval) Regulations 2020

Enforced by: VCA

4 guides 7 snippets

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UK Act of Parliament 1988

Criminal Justice Act 1988

Enforced by: BBFC

4 guides 6 snippets

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UK Act of Parliament 1968

Firearms Act 1968

Enforced by: Home Office

4 guides 5 snippets

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UK Act of Parliament 2005

Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005

Enforced by: Local Authority, Gambling Commission

4 guides 4 snippets

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UK Statutory Instrument 2004

Price Marking Order 2004

Enforced by: Trading Standards

4 guides 4 snippets

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UK Act of Parliament 2006

Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006

Enforced by: UREGNI

4 guides 4 snippets

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UK Act of Parliament 2011

Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011

Enforced by: Local Authority

4 guides 3 snippets

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UK Statutory Instrument 2014

Licensing Act 2003 (Mandatory Conditions) Order 2014

Enforced by: Local Authority

4 guides 2 snippets

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UK Act of Parliament 1985

Weights and Measures Act 1985

Enforced by: Local Authority, OPSS, Trading Standards

4 guides 2 snippets

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UK Act of Parliament 2012

Alcohol (Minimum Pricing) (Scotland) Act 2012

Enforced by: Local Authority

4 guides 1 snippet

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UK Act of Parliament 2006

Consumer Credit Act 2006

Enforced by: FCA

3 guides 2 snippets

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UK Statutory Instrument 2003

End-of-Life Vehicles Regulations 2003

Enforced by: Environment Agency, NRW

3 guides 2 snippets

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UK Act of Parliament 1996

Licensing (Northern Ireland) Order 1996

Enforced by: Local Authority, Police

3 guides 2 snippets

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UK Statutory Instrument 2011

Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011

Enforced by: OPSS, Trading Standards

3 guides 2 snippets

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UK Statutory Instrument 2013

Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013

Enforced by: VMD

3 guides 2 snippets

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UK Act of Parliament 1996

Registration of Clubs (Northern Ireland) Order 1996

Enforced by: Local Authority

3 guides 1 snippet

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UK Act of Parliament 2013

Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013

Enforced by: Local Authority, Trading Standards

3 guides 1 snippet

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UK Act of Parliament 1968

Sewerage (Scotland) Act 1968

Enforced by: WICS

3 guides 1 snippet

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Retained EU Law 2000

Water Framework Directive 2000/60/EC (as retained)

Enforced by: Environment Agency

3 guides 1 snippet

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UK Act of Parliament 1994

Sunday Trading Act 1994

Enforced by: Local Authority

2 guides 6 snippets

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UK Act of Parliament 2019

Offensive Weapons Act 2019

Enforced by: Trading Standards, Police

2 guides 2 snippets

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UK Statutory Instrument 2010

Pharmacy Order 2010

Enforced by: GPhC

2 guides 2 snippets

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UK Act of Parliament 2003

Water Act 2003

Enforced by: Environment Agency, Ofwat, DWI

2 guides 2 snippets

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UK Statutory Instrument 2025

Price Marking (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2025

Enforced by: Trading Standards

1 guide 2 snippets

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UK Statutory Instrument 2018

Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018

Enforced by: DEFRA

1 guide 1 snippet

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UK Statutory Instrument 2004

Consumer Credit (Early Settlement) Regulations 2004

Enforced by: FCA

1 guide 1 snippet

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UK Statutory Instrument 2004

Fireworks Regulations 2004

Enforced by: Trading Standards

1 guide 1 snippet

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