- Enforced by
- Trading Standards
- Status
- In Force
- Penalty ceiling
- Regulated 1 of 1 obligation carry a criminal penalty.
Does it bind you?
Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.
Other Acts binding the same actors
If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.
Director or Officer — also bound by 482 other Acts
What it requires
Sections creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.
- Officer liable for company pricing offence (consent, connivance or neglect)Director or Officer
14 other provisions — procedural and definitional
Help complying
Guvnor’s practical routes through this instrument.
Start a retail business - compliance essentials
Put the legal basics in place before you open a shop: consumer rights, pricing, weights and measures, product safety, data, accessibility, staff …
Run a retail business
Ongoing compliance and operational guidance for established retail businesses
Retail compliance quick check
Quick compliance check for experienced retailers. Covers consumer rights, price marking, age-restricted sales, and annual compliance obligations.
Start a retail business
Launch a retail business with the right consumer protection compliance
1 more guide that reference this instrument
Duty extraction and severity labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the instrument, not the instrument itself. Always verify against the linked source text.