UK Act of Parliament 2015 United Kingdom

Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015

What this means for your business

1 obligations
1 penalties
1 can imprison
3 guides
Applies to
United Kingdom
On this page
1 compliance obligation, 3 practical guides across 2 topics
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What you must do

1 compliance obligation under this legislation — 1 can result in imprisonment.

Offences and prohibitions 1

Arrange sub‑contracted hire booking knowing the subcontractor will breach licence conditions

6 months imprisonment

If you are a licensed private‑hire operator and you pass a booking on to another operator, you commit an offence if you know that the second operator will break the licence requirements set out in section 46(1)(e). A conviction can lead to a fine and/or imprisonment, although the exact maximum penalty is not specified in this provision.

Any Person s.11 HMRC

Penalties for non-compliance

1 penalty under this legislation. 1 can result in imprisonment. 1 carry an unlimited fine.

Prison risk

Arrange sub‑contracted hire booking knowing the subcontractor will breach licence conditions

Unlimited fine and/or 6 months imprisonment

Either way s.11 Penalises: Arrange sub‑contracted hire booking knowing the subcontractor will …

Practical guidance

Our guides explain how to comply with the requirements above.

Sections and provisions

139 classified provisions from this legislation.

Duties 1

  • s.108 Exercise of regulatory functions: economic growth

Offences and penalties 1

  • s.11 Private hire vehicles: sub-contracting

Powers 20

  • s.4 English apprenticeships: funding arrangements
  • s.5 English apprenticeships: disclosure of information
  • s.17 Authorisation of insolvency practitioners
  • s.26 Public rights of way: procedure
  • s.37 Prescribed form of section 21 notices
  • s.45 Short-term use of London accommodation: power to relax restrictions
  • s.48 Provision of advice etc about residential licences
  • s.53 Civil penalties for parking contraventions: enforcement
  • s.55 Removal of duty to order re-hearing of marine accident investigations
  • s.56 Repeal of power to make provision for blocking injunctions
  • s.58 Household waste: de-criminalisation
  • s.63 Child trust funds: safeguards for children's interests
  • s.77 TV licensing: duty to review sanctions
  • s.85 Power of HMRC to disclose information for purposes of certain litigation
  • s.99 Information contained in entries of marriages and civil partnerships
  • s.109 Functions to which section 108 applies
  • s.110 Guidance on duty under section 108
  • s.112 Consequential amendments, repeals and revocations
  • s.114 Extent
  • s.115 Commencement

Definitions 7

  • s.20 Recorded rights of way: additional protection protected right of way cut-off date
  • s.21 Unrecorded rights of way: protection from extinguishment the designation period enactment cut-off date
  • s.38 Compliance with prescribed legal requirements
  • s.76 Exhibition of films in community premises
  • s.78 TV licensing: alternatives to criminal sanctions the BBC legislation
  • s.106 Ambulatory references to international shipping instruments international instrument
  • s.111 Sections 108 to 110: interpretation regulatory function

Exemptions 11

  • s.12 Space activity: limit on indemnity required
  • s.14 Shippers etc of gas
  • s.18 Auditors ceasing to hold office
  • Schedule 21 Poisons and explosives precursors
  • s.33 Preventing retaliatory eviction
  • s.34 Further exemptions to section 33
  • s.39 Requirement for landlord to provide prescribed information
  • s.42 Optional building requirements
  • s.43 Amendment of Planning and Energy Act 2008
  • s.105 Combining different forms of subordinate legislation
  • Schedule 17 Part to be inserted as Part 5A of the Licensing Act 2003