Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Scottish Enterprise and HIE must support economic development and skills Statutory regulator
UK Act of Parliament
1990
Scotland
Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990
At a glance
Enforced by
What's here
14 compliance obligations
Penalty landscape
3 of 14 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 1 carries different penalties and 10 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.
Who this Act binds
Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.
- Any Person 5
Plus 9 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
Other Acts binding the same actors
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Any Person also bound by 2338 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Human Medicines Regulations 2012 2012 169 duties
- Merchant Shipping Act 1995 1995 144 duties
- Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 2016 101 duties
- Road Traffic Act 1988 1988 95 duties
- Air Navigation Order 2016 2016 95 duties
What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Part I — Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise
Functions in relation to training for employment etc.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Scottish Enterprise must provide training, self-employment and job assistance Statutory regulator
Monitoring of training for employment
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Scottish Enterprise must monitor the quality of outsourced training Statutory regulator
Powers of entry.
Fine up to £1,000- Wilfully obstruct an authorised entry Any Person
Power of Scottish Enterprise to obtain information.
Unlimited fine- Fail to provide or give false information to Scottish Enterprise Any Person
Power of Highlands and Islands Enterprise to obtain information.
Unlimited fine- Fail to provide or disclose information required by Highlands and Islands Enterprise Any Person
Further provision as regards obtaining information etc.
Unlimited fine- Use disclosed information beyond permitted purpose Any Person
Power of Secretary of State to give directions.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State may give directions and require information from Agencies Crown / Minister / Government department
Courses of training etc.: duty to give preference to certain categories of disabled person.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Scottish Enterprise must prioritize certain disabled veterans for training Statutory regulator
Encouragement of women, members of ethnic minorities and disabled persons to take up certain employment opportunities and training
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Scottish Enterprise must encourage employers to use positive action Statutory regulator
Browse 23 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Further provision as regards functions of Scottish Enterprise.
Further provision as regards functions of Highlands and Islands Enterprise.
Development and improvement of the environment.
Derelict land.
General and specific powers.
Restrictions on exercise of certain powers.
Power of Ministers to confer or impose functions.
Industrial injuries benefit.
Prohibition on discrimination in provision of certain facilities or services.
Delegation of certain functions and powers.
Assistance from local authorities and development corporations in carrying out certain functions.
Areas of operation.
Transfer of property, rights and liabilities.
Dissolution of the Scottish Development Agency and of the Highlands and Islands Development Board.
Financial duties of Scottish Enterprise.
Finances of Scottish Enterprise.
Finances of Highlands and Islands Enterprise.
Additional financing for Scottish Development Agency.
Application to Crown land.
Service of documents.
Accounts and annual reports.
Application and disapplication of certain provisions.
Registration of agreements etc.
Part II — New Towns
Browse 3 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Part III — Miscellaneous and General
Browse 5 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Interpretation.
Finance.
Amendments and repeals.
Commencement.
Short title and extent.
Schedules
Financial Provisions Relating To Scottish Enterprise
- Scottish Enterprise must prevent unauthorized borrowing by subsidiaries Any Person
Transitional Provisions and Savings
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Existing bodies must transfer foreign property and rights to successors Statutory regulator
It shall be the duty of Scottish Enterprise to secure...
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Scottish Enterprise must restrict subsidiary borrowing to internal sources unless Secretary of State consents Crown / Minister / Government department
(1) It shall be the duty of each existing body...
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Existing public bodies must ensure foreign property vesting is effective under foreign law Crown / Minister / Government department
Browse 56 other Schedules — structural / supplementary
Constitution and Proceedings etc. of Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise
Minor and Consequential Amendments
Repeals
Each of the two bodies— (a) shall be a body...
The Secretary of State may remove a member, other than...
(1) In respect of each of the bodies—
(1) Each of the bodies shall pay to its chairman,...
The Secretary of State may . . . determine that...
In respect of each of the bodies, the Secretary of...
(1) Subject to paragraph 16 below, each of the bodies...
(1) Not later than such date as the Secretary of...
(1) Where a person becomes an employee of Scottish Enterprise...
(1) Any dispute as to whether an offer under sub-paragraph...
The quorum of each body, and the arrangements for its...
Each of the two bodies shall be a public body...
(1) A member of either body who is directly or...
The validity of any proceedings of either body shall not...
(1) For or in connection with the discharge of its...
Neither of the two bodies shall— (a) be regarded as...
Scottish Enterprise shall be treated for all purposes of corporation...
The members of Scottish Enterprise shall be—
The members of Highlands and Islands Enterprise shall be—
The Secretary of State shall satisfy himself—
A person in respect of whom the Secretary of State...
Subject to the provisions of this paragraph and of paragraphs...
The Secretary of State may, out of money provided by...
(1) For the purpose of the exercise of any of...
Any loans made in pursuance of paragraph 2(1)(a) above shall...
(1) The Secretary of State may . . . guarantee,...
(1) The Secretary of State may from time to time,...
During the Scottish Development Agency’s transitional period, section 1(2) of...
The repeal by this Act of section 15(1) and (3)...
Section 19 of this Act (in this paragraph referred to...
Section 19 of the Scottish Development Agency Act 1975 shall...
Any agreement made, transaction effected or other thing done by,...
Any arrangements made— (a) by the Scottish Development Agency under...
(1) Where any regulations made under paragraph 3 of Schedule...
(1) Notwithstanding the repeal by this Act of section 3(1)(e)...
In the New Towns (Scotland) Act 1968—
In section 4(1)(f) of the Agricultural Training Board Act 1982...
In section 5(3)(e) of the Industrial Training Act 1982 (power...
In Schedule 2 to the Civil Aviation Act 1982, in...
In section 8 of the Local Government and Planning (Scotland)...
In Schedule 7 to the Gas Act 1986—
In paragraph (a) of section 127(1) of the Income and...
In section 26(1) of the Employment Act 1988 (status of...
In Schedule 16 to the Electricity Act 1989—
In section 8(1) of the Employment Act 1989 (power to...
In section 58(4)(c) of the Finance Act 1969 (cases in...
In Schedule 4 to the Post Office Act 1969, in...
In paragraph 38A of Part I of Schedule 2 to...
In section 10 of the Offshore Petroleum Development (Scotland) Act...
In Part II of Schedule 1 to the House of...
In Part I of Schedule 1 to the Farriers Registration...
In section 20 of the Scottish Development Agency Act 1975...
In section 3 of the Highlands and Islands Air Services...
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