UK Act of Parliament
1995
United Kingdom
Activity Centres (Young Persons’ Safety) Act 1995
At a glance
What's here
3 compliance obligations, 2 practical guides
Penalty landscape
1 of 3 obligations carry up to 2 years imprisonment. 2 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 1
Plus 2 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
Relevant guidance
Practical guides for businesses affected by this Act, ordered by how closely they engage with it.
Supporting — topic alignment
2 guidesOther Acts binding the same actors
For each actor bound by this Act, the other UK Acts that bind them most often. Useful for understanding the full compliance landscape facing each role.
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.
Adventure activities: licensing.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must appoint a licensing authority for adventure activities Crown / Minister / Government department
Offences.
2 years imprisonment- Operating an activity centre without a licence or providing false information Any Person
Expenses.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must fund the administration of the Act Crown / Minister / Government department
Browse 3 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Official guidance
Authoritative sources published by regulators or government explaining this legislation.
- Sports Grounds Safety Authority (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
- Gambling Commission (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
- HSE: swimming pools (opens in a new tab) from HSE Detailed Guidance
- HSE: adventure activities (opens in a new tab) from HSE Detailed Guidance
- HSE: fairgrounds and amusement parks (opens in a new tab) from HSE Detailed Guidance
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