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70 compliance obligations, 3 practical guides · 2 journeys
Penalty landscape
1 of 70 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 69 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.
Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.
Plus 64 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
Walkthroughs that take you from a real business situation to compliance.
Practical guides for businesses affected by this Act, ordered by how closely they engage with it.
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.
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.
These sections sit outside the numbered Parts — usually provisions added or moved by later amendments.
Authoritative sources published by regulators or government explaining this legislation.
The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.
Local Authority (Environmental Health / Licensing / Planning)
Local councils enforce food safety (via Environmental Health Officers), issue alcohol licences, grant planning permission, and regulate certain business activities at local …
Police Forces
Enforce criminal law including licensing conditions (e.g. alcohol, entertainment), knife sales restrictions, and age-restricted product sales. Work with trading standards on enforcement …
Find other UK business legislation with related guidance.
Learn more about the bodies that enforce this legislation.