UK Statutory Instrument 2016 United Kingdom

Pubs Code etc. Regulations 2016

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PCA

What's here

31 compliance obligations, 1 practical guide

Penalty landscape

4 of 31 obligations carry a fine up to £2,000,000. 27 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.

  • Trader 26
  • Any Person 2
  • Landlord 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

1 guides

Other 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.

Traders also bound by 219 other Acts (top 5 shown)
Any Person also bound by 749 other Acts (top 5 shown)
Landlords also bound by 70 other Acts (top 5 shown)

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 1 — General

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Part 2 — Duties of pub-owning businesses in their dealings with their tied pub tenants: general

s.013

Premises

  • Inspect premises and maintain Schedule of Condition for tied pubs Trader
s.014

Short agreements

  • Provide financial and utility information for short pub agreements Trader
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Part 3 — Duties of pub-owning businesses in their dealings with their tied pub tenants: rent proposals

Part 4 — Duties of pub-owning businesses in their dealings with their tied pub tenants: rent assessments

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Part 5 — Market rent only option: MRO notice

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Part 6 — Market rent only option: procedure to be followed in connection with an offer

s.mro procedure: referrals in respect of disputes ab

MRO procedure: referrals in respect of disputes about MRO compliance etc.

  • Provide a revised MRO response if ordered by the Adjudicator Trader
s.referrals to the adjudicator for mro non-complianc

Referrals to the Adjudicator for MRO non-compliance, etc.

  • Notify pub-owning business before referring MRO disputes up to the Adjudicator Any Person
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s.the resolution period

The resolution period

s.the updated full response

The updated full response

Part 7 — Market rent only option: independent assessor

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Part 8 — End of the MRO procedure

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Part 9 — Business development managers and compliance officers

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Part 10 — Miscellaneous

s.046

Insurance

  • Provide insurance details and consider tenant's alternative quotes Trader
s.047

Gaming machines

Fine up to £2,000,000
  • Do not include gaming machine requirements in pub tenancies or licences Trader
s.pub-owning business to notify adjudicator of circu

Pub-owning business to notify Adjudicator of circumstances giving rise to extended protection

  • Notify the Adjudicator when transferring a tied pub with ongoing protection Trader
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Part 11 — Extended protection under these Regulations

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Part 12 — Exemptions from these Regulations

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Part 13 — Void or unenforceable terms

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Part 14 — Disputes

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Part 15 — Group undertakings

s.063

Investigations by the Adjudicator

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Adjudicator may treat parent or group companies as the pub-owning business Statutory regulator
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Part 16 — Transitional provisions

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Part 17 — Review

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Official guidance

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Enforcement and responsible bodies

The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.

PCA

Pubs Code Adjudicator

Enforces the Pubs Code regulating the relationship between tied pub tenants and large pub-owning businesses (500+ tied pubs). Ensures fair dealing and …

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