- Enforced by
- MCA
- Status
- In Force
- Penalty ceiling
- Prosecution 3 of 14 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 1 carries different penalties and 10 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.
Does it bind you?
Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.
Any Person5
Plus 9 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.
Other Acts binding the same actors
If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.
Any Person — also bound by 2340 other Acts
Human Medicines Regulations 2012
184 duties
Merchant Shipping Act 1995
144 duties
Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016
104 duties
Communications Act 2003
92 duties
Road Traffic Act 1988
92 duties
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.
Part 1
Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise
10 of 33 sections shown
s.001
Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise. (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Scottish Enterprise and HIE must support economic development and skillsStatutory regulator
s.002
Functions in relation to training for employment etc. (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Scottish Enterprise must provide training, self-employment and job assistanceStatutory regulator
s.003
Monitoring of training for employment (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Scottish Enterprise must monitor the quality of outsourced trainingStatutory regulator
s.009
Powers of entry. (opens in a new tab)
Prosecution
- Wilfully obstruct an authorised entryAny Person
Fine up to £1,000
s.010
Power of Scottish Enterprise to obtain information. (opens in a new tab)
Prosecution
- Fail to provide or give false information to Scottish EnterpriseAny Person
Unlimited fine
s.011
Power of Highlands and Islands Enterprise to obtain information. (opens in a new tab)
Prosecution
- Fail to provide or disclose information required by Highlands and Islands EnterpriseAny Person
Unlimited fine
s.012
Further provision as regards obtaining information etc. (opens in a new tab)
Prosecution
- Use disclosed information beyond permitted purposeAny Person
Unlimited fine
s.014
Power of Secretary of State to give directions. (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State may give directions and require information from AgenciesCrown / Minister / Government department
s.016
Courses of training etc.: duty to give preference to certain categories of disabled person. (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Scottish Enterprise must prioritize certain disabled veterans for trainingStatutory regulator
s.017
Encouragement of women, members of ethnic minorities and disabled persons to take up certain employment opportunities and training (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Scottish Enterprise must encourage employers to use positive actionStatutory regulator
23 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.005
Further provision as regards functions of Highlands and Islands Enterprise. (opens in a new tab)
s.014
Power of Ministers to confer or impose functions.
Part 2
New Towns
0 of 3 sections shown3 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Part 3
Miscellaneous and General
0 of 5 sections shown5 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Schedules
Schedules
4 of 60 shown
s.002
Financial Provisions Relating To Scottish Enterprise (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
- Scottish Enterprise must prevent unauthorized borrowing by subsidiariesAny Person
s.003
Transitional Provisions and Savings (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Existing bodies must transfer foreign property and rights to successorsStatutory regulator
s.sch002
It shall be the duty of Scottish Enterprise to secure...
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Scottish Enterprise must restrict subsidiary borrowing to internal sources unless Secretary of State consentsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.sch003
(1) It shall be the duty of each existing body...
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Existing public bodies must ensure foreign property vesting is effective under foreign lawCrown / Minister / Government department
56 other schedules
s.sch001
Each of the two bodies— (a) shall be a body...
s.sch001
The Secretary of State may remove a member, other than...
s.sch001
(1) In respect of each of the bodies—
s.sch001
(1) Each of the bodies shall pay to its chairman,...
s.sch001
The Secretary of State may . . . determine that...
s.sch001
In respect of each of the bodies, the Secretary of...
s.sch001
(1) Subject to paragraph 16 below, each of the bodies...
s.sch001
(1) Not later than such date as the Secretary of...
s.sch001
(1) Where a person becomes an employee of Scottish Enterprise...
s.sch001
(1) Any dispute as to whether an offer under sub-paragraph...
s.sch001
The quorum of each body, and the arrangements for its...
s.sch001
Each of the two bodies shall be a public body...
s.sch001
(1) A member of either body who is directly or...
s.sch001
The validity of any proceedings of either body shall not...
s.sch001
(1) For or in connection with the discharge of its...
s.sch001
Neither of the two bodies shall— (a) be regarded as...
s.sch001
Scottish Enterprise shall be treated for all purposes of corporation...
s.sch001
The members of Scottish Enterprise shall be—
s.sch001
The members of Highlands and Islands Enterprise shall be—
s.sch001
The Secretary of State shall satisfy himself—
s.sch001
A person in respect of whom the Secretary of State...
s.sch001
Subject to the provisions of this paragraph and of paragraphs...
s.sch002
The Secretary of State may, out of money provided by...
s.sch002
(1) For the purpose of the exercise of any of...
s.sch002
Any loans made in pursuance of paragraph 2(1)(a) above shall...
s.sch002
(1) The Secretary of State may . . . guarantee,...
s.sch002
(1) The Secretary of State may from time to time,...
s.sch003
During the Scottish Development Agency’s transitional period, section 1(2) of...
s.sch003
The repeal by this Act of section 15(1) and (3)...
s.sch003
Section 19 of this Act (in this paragraph referred to...
s.sch003
Section 19 of the Scottish Development Agency Act 1975 shall...
s.sch003
Any agreement made, transaction effected or other thing done by,...
s.sch003
Any arrangements made— (a) by the Scottish Development Agency under...
s.sch003
(1) Where any regulations made under paragraph 3 of Schedule...
s.sch003
(1) Notwithstanding the repeal by this Act of section 3(1)(e)...
s.sch004
In the New Towns (Scotland) Act 1968—
s.sch004
In section 4(1)(f) of the Agricultural Training Board Act 1982...
s.sch004
In section 5(3)(e) of the Industrial Training Act 1982 (power...
s.sch004
In Schedule 2 to the Civil Aviation Act 1982, in...
s.sch004
In section 8 of the Local Government and Planning (Scotland)...
s.sch004
In Schedule 7 to the Gas Act 1986—
s.sch004
In paragraph (a) of section 127(1) of the Income and...
s.sch004
In section 26(1) of the Employment Act 1988 (status of...
s.sch004
In Schedule 16 to the Electricity Act 1989—
s.sch004
In section 8(1) of the Employment Act 1989 (power to...
s.sch004
In section 58(4)(c) of the Finance Act 1969 (cases in...
s.sch004
In Schedule 4 to the Post Office Act 1969, in...
s.sch004
In paragraph 38A of Part I of Schedule 2 to...
s.sch004
In section 10 of the Offshore Petroleum Development (Scotland) Act...
s.sch004
In Part II of Schedule 1 to the House of...
s.sch004
In Part I of Schedule 1 to the Farriers Registration...
s.sch004
In section 20 of the Scottish Development Agency Act 1975...
s.sch004
In section 3 of the Highlands and Islands Air Services...
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