UK Act of Parliament
2013
United Kingdom
Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013
At a glance
Who this Act binds
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- Any Person 6
Plus 4 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
Relevant guidance
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Any Person also bound by 749 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Human Medicines Regulations 2012 2012 110 duties
- Licensing Act 2003 2003 105 duties
- Merchant Shipping Act 1995 1995 97 duties
- Road Traffic Act 1988 1988 95 duties
- Air Navigation Order 2016 2016 86 duties
What this Act requires
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Part 1
Documents to be laid before Parliament
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must lay Green Investment Bank reports before Parliament Crown / Minister / Government department
Report on disposal of Crown's shares in UK Green Investment Bank company
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must report on sale of UK Green Investment Bank shares Crown / Minister / Government department
Browse 5 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Part 2 — Employment
ACAS: prohibition on disclosure of information
Unlimited fine- Unauthorised disclosure of ACAS information Any Person
Browse 17 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Conciliation before institution of proceedings
Extension of limitation periods to allow for conciliation
Extended power to define “relevant proceedings” for conciliation purposes
Decisions by legal officers
Composition of Employment Appeal Tribunal
Dismissal for political opinions: no qualifying period of employment
Confidentiality of negotiations before termination of employment
Power by order to increase or decrease limit of compensatory award
Power of employment tribunal to impose financial penalty on employers etc
Disclosures not protected unless believed to be made in the public interest
Power to reduce compensation where disclosure not made in good faith
Worker subjected to detriment by co-worker or agent of employer
Extension of meaning of “worker”
Tribunal procedure: miscellaneous
Indexation of amounts: timing and rounding
Renaming of “compromise agreements”, “compromise contracts” and “compromises”
Transitional provision
Part 3 — The Competition and Markets Authority
Browse 4 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Part 4 — Competition Reform
Browse 30 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Investigation powers: mergers
Interim measures: pre-emptive action: mergers
Interim measures: financial penalties: mergers
Time-limits etc: mergers
Power of CMA to make cross-market references
Ministerial power to make cross-market references
Public interest interventions in markets investigations
Investigation powers: markets
Interim measures: pre-emptive action: markets
Market studies and market investigations: consultation and time-limits
Investigations: power to ask questions
Civil enforcement of investigation powers
Extension of powers to issue warrants to CAT
Part 1 of the 1998 Act: procedural matters
Threshold for interim measures
Penalties: guidance etc.
Power for Secretary of State to impose time-limits on investigations etc.
Review of operation of Part 1 of 1998 Act
Cartel offence
Extension of power to issue warrants to CAT
Enforcement orders: monitoring compliance and determination of disputes
Enforcement orders: provision of information
Powers of sectoral regulators
Power to remove concurrent competition functions of sectoral regulators
Orders under section 52: procedural requirements
Recovery of CMA's costs in respect of price control references
Disclosure etc. of information: offences
Review of certain provisions of Chapters 1 and 2
Minor and consequential amendments
Interpretation
Part 5 — Reduction of legislative burdens
Listed buildings in England: certificates of lawfulness
2 years imprisonment- Falsify information to obtain a listed building lawfulness certificate Any Person
Browse 14 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Sunset and review provisions
Listed buildings in England: agreements and orders granting listed building consent
Osborne estate
Heritage planning regulation
Commission for Equality and Human Rights
Equality Act 2010: third party harassment of employees
Equality Act 2010: obtaining information for proceedings
Primary authorities
Inspection plans
Civil liability for breach of health and safety duties
Estate agency work
Bankruptcy applications: determination by adjudicators
Abolition of Agricultural Wages Board and related English bodies
Unnecessary regulation: miscellaneous
Part 6 — Miscellaneous and general
Restrictions on payments to directors
- Get shareholder approval for director payments not covered by policy Any Person
Browse 30 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Exploitation of design derived from artistic work
Penalties under provision amending exceptions: copyright and rights in performances
Power to reduce duration of copyright in transitional cases
Licensing of copyright and performers' rights
Penalties under provision implementing Directive on term of protection
Members' approval of directors' remuneration policy
Payments to directors: minor and consequential amendments
Payments to directors: transitional provision
Redress schemes: lettings agency work
Redress schemes: property management work
Orders under section 83 or 84: enforcement
Sections 83 to 85: minor definitions
Approval of redress schemes for the purposes of section 83 or 84
Redress schemes: supplemental
Supply of customer data
Supply of customer data: enforcement
Supply of customer data: supplemental
Power to add to supplies protected under Insolvency Act 1986
Corporate insolvency: power to give further protection to essential supplies
Individual insolvency: power to give further protection to essential supplies
Sections 93 and 94: supplemental
Royal Charters: requirements for Parliamentary approval
Equality Act 2010: caste as an aspect of race
Power to provide for equal pay audits
Consequential amendments, repeals and revocations
Transitional, transitory or saving provision
Financial provision
Extent
Commencement
Short title
Schedules
Heritage planning regulation
2 years imprisonment- Fail to obtain planning permission for demolition in a conservation area Any Person
Adjudicators: bankruptcy applications by debtors and bankruptcy orders
7 years imprisonment- Make false statements or omit information in a bankruptcy application Any Person
Functions to which the CMA’s duty of expedition applies
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- CMA must act quickly when performing competition and consumer functions Statutory regulator
Markets: investigation powers
2 years imprisonment- Intentionally alter, suppress or destroy a CMA notice document Any Person
Markets: time-limits
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- CMA must publish market study findings and decisions within 12 months Statutory regulator
Browse 18 other Schedules — structural / supplementary
Mergers: interim measures
Markets: public interest interventions
Extension of powers to issue warrants under the 1998 Act to CAT
Local listed building consent orders: procedure
Abolition of Agricultural Wages Board and related English bodies: consequential provision
Unnecessary regulation: miscellaneous
Conciliation: minor and consequential amendments
Extension of limitation periods to allow for conciliation
Financial penalties: minor and consequential amendments
The Competition and Markets Authority
Amendments related to Part 3
Regulatory appeals etc: minor and consequential amendments
Mergers: time-limits
Markets: cross-market references
Regulators: use of powers under the 1998 Act
Minor and consequential amendments: Part 4
Adjudicators: minor and consequential amendments
Licensing of copyright and performers' rights
Enforcement and responsible bodies
The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.
CMA
PrimaryCompetition and Markets Authority
Promotes competitive markets and tackles unfair behaviour. Investigates mergers, enforces competition law, and has specific digital markets powers. Digital Markets Unit (DMU) …
Groceries Code Adjudicator
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